Prof Amodu Ameh emerges new ABU Acting Vice-Chancellor

The Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ibrahim Garba has handed over to the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic – Prof Danladi Amodu Ameh as Acting Vice-Chancellor.

Prof. Garba made the handing over at a brief management meeting held at the Vice Chancellor’s conference room on Friday, 28th February, 2020.

He called on the University community to give the Ag Vice Chancellor maximum support to succeed.

Who is Prof Danladi Amodu Ameh

Prof Danladi Amodu Ameh was born in Inye in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State. He is a Professor of Nutritional and Medical Chemistry.

He joined the services of the university in 1983 on the transfer of service from the National Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR), Vom, Jos, Plateau State, where he worked briefly as a research officer.

Prof. Ameh graduated with a BSc in Biochemistry with Second Class Upper Division from ABU in 1977; and in 1981 he got an MSc, also in Biochemistry from the same university.

He was at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, where he bagged a PhD in Biochemistry in 1991. Prof. Ameh, a Canadian Commonwealth Scholar, who held a number of administrative positions, including Head of Department, Biochemistry, ABU, has to his credit a total of 71 academic publications in journals, conference proceedings, books, and conference papers.