sunusi mamman is the immediate past acting vice chancellor of umaru musa yar'adua university from february, 2015 to june 2015 and the deputy vice chancellor (administration) of the university from 2014 to 2016. a professor of special needs education with special interest in cognitive exceptionalities. his reign as acting vice chancellor was characterised by massive structural development which gave rise to the utilisation of the 2013 needs assessment funds of tertiary education trust fund (tetfund) that financed for the constructions of additional male and female hostels, post graduate students hostel and other developmental structures. he also introduced several constructions in all the five faculties of the university. he sponsored academic and non-teaching staff to pursue higher degrees in many universities at home and abroad thereby boosting the workforce in the university.