In addition to Yakasai's appointment, President Tinubu has also named Hamisu Yelwa as the university's Registrar, Usman Sanusi as the Bursar, and Shehu Liman as the Librarian.
According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Yakasai is currently the Provost of the College of Health Sciences at Bayero University in Kano. He has also served as the Director-General of the Hospitals Management Board, Kano State, and is the chairman of the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Medicine in Nigeria.
Yakasai's impressive academic credentials include an MBBS from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, where he obtained a membership to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and a fellowship at the same prestigious college. He also holds a Master's in Medical Education from the University of Winchester and fellowships from the International College of Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons.
In other appointments, President Tinubu has named Ralph Akinfeleye, a renowned communications specialist, to the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Akinfeleye replaces Wahab Owokoniran, who was appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Federal University of Transport, Daura, Katsina State.
Furthermore, President Tinubu has appointed Chisom Obih to the Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, following the death of a member of the council.