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- ↑ "PROF. YAKUBU HARUNA- VICE-CHANCELLOR OF UDS". UDS Website. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "New Vice Chancellor for UDS". Ghana News Agency. Modern Ghana. 9 April 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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