The president, in a letter dated 15 May 2020 and signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, a copy of which Vanguard sighted, said the appointment of Usman took effect from May 14, 2020.
In the letter, he explained that the appointment was for a four-year period in the first instance.
Adamu, who until his appointment, was in the Department of Commercial Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, may have his appointment renewed for another four years after the expiration of the first tenure, upon satisfactory performance.
The letter titled: “Appointment as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC)