BAUCHI — The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi has approved the appointment of Dr Usman Dutse as Deputy Rector with effect from September 1, 2026. The approval was given at the council's 112th meeting after Dutse won an open secret-ballot election conducted by the institution's Academic Board. He succeeds Dr Dalhatu Abubakar, whose tenure ended in August. Dutse previously served as Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Dean of the School of Business Studies and Head of the Department of Business Administration. He is also a former chapter chairman and national president of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP). In other appointments, Dr Hamisu Idi, a statistician and former SIWES Director, becomes Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, while Dr Dauda Ali, an architect and former head of Architectural Technology, becomes SIWES Director. The Rector, Alhaji Sani Usman, congratulated the new appointees, according to a statement by the polytechnic's Director of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Wada.