The University of the Witwatersrand is a multi-campus South
African public research institution situated in the northern areas of central
Johannesburg.
“The committee approved your application as Visiting Adjunct
Professor: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, with
effect from 1 September 2023 for a period of 3 years until 31 August 2026,”
Tijani disclosed in a tweet on Friday.
A visiting professor is one who is invited to teach at a
college or university for a short period, usually one term.
Tijani, CEO and co-founder of CcHub, appeared before the
senate for screening as a minister last Saturday.
The session was keenly followed, as senators grilled the
nominee on his past tweets which were deemed disparaging and contemptuous of
the Nigerian state and passport, and the senate as an institution.
The techpreneur would go on to apologise profusely to the
senators for describing them as “morons” in 2021.
“Distinguished senators, I was raised properly as a Yoruba
boy both in Agege and Abeokuta. I do understand that we are not meant to
disrespect our elders and that is not the training we were given,” he said.
“My father won’t be proud of me for all these allegations.
“So I want to profusely apologise to everyone in this hall,
including anyone, anywhere in Nigeria that may have been offended by everything
I said.”
Tijani was among 45 of the president’s 48 ministerial
nominees cleared and confirmed by the senate this week.
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