Professor Florence Obi of the Faculty of Education has broken a 45 - year jinx by emerging the first female Vice -Chancellor -elect of the University of Calabar , Cross River State .
She emerged top after a rigorous screening exercise involving 12 other candidates .
Obi will take over from Prof . Zana Akpagu , whose tenure ends on November 30 , 2020 .
The Pro- Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council , UNICAL, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, who announced the emergence of Obi on Friday , congratulated her for emerging the first female Vice- Chancellor of the 45 -year -old institution .
Nwaogu described Obi as “an astute educational icon” and prayed for the success of her tenure as Vice -Chancellor of UNICAL.
“You can see the tranquility in this governing council . What we assured the university community is that we were going to be transparent , open , fair , and just .
“There is a guideline from the Ministry of Education as to how to conduct interview for the appointment of a Vice- Chancellor . There are so many parameters we had to look into and that is exactly what we did , ” she said .
She said Obi ’s emergence is a victory for the women and said the 10 th Governing Council expects her to build on what the outgoing Vice- Chancellor had done .
“What I expect from her is to look at what the outgoing Vice -Chancellor has done , governance is a continuum , start from where he has stopped and ensure there is integration even amongst all the people that contested with her ,” Nwaogu said .
Also speaking, Obi promised to run an inclusive administration , adding, “I ’m happy and return all the glory to God . I have just received my appointment letter from the 12 th Council as Vice Chancellor -elect. The process was free and fair , and I promise to run an inclusive administration .”
Obi was a former Deputy Vice -Chancellor , Administration , and former Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State .
One of the candidates , Prof Joseph Asor , while reacting to the outcome , said , “We lost . Prof Florence Obi won . I came third . I have congratulated her. May God give her the strength and wisdom to pilot the affairs of our university. I thank you all for the support .”
I don't know Professor Florence Obi of the Faculty of Education has broken a 45 - year jinx by emerging the first female Vice -Chancellor -elect of the University of Calabar , Cross River State .
She emerged top after a rigorous screening exercise involving 12 other candidates .
Obi will take over from Prof . Zana Akpagu , whose tenure ends on November 30 , 2020 .
The Pro- Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council , UNICAL, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, who announced the emergence of Obi on Friday , congratulated her for emerging the first female Vice- Chancellor of the 45 -year -old institution .
Nwaogu described Obi as “an astute educational icon” and prayed for the success of her tenure as Vice -Chancellor of UNICAL.
“You can see the tranquility in this governing council . What we assured the university community is that we were going to be transparent , open , fair , and just .
“There is a guideline from the Ministry of Education as to how to conduct interview for the appointment of a Vice- Chancellor . There are so many parameters we had to look into and that is exactly what we did , ” she said .
She said Obi ’s emergence is a victory for the women and said the 10 th Governing Council expects her to build on what the outgoing Vice- Chancellor had done .
“What I expect from her is to look at what the outgoing Vice -Chancellor has done , governance is a continuum , start from where he has stopped and ensure there is integration even amongst all the people that contested with her ,” Nwaogu said .
Also speaking, Obi promised to run an inclusive administration , adding, “I ’m happy and return all the glory to God . I have just received my appointment letter from the 12 th Council as Vice Chancellor -elect. The process was free and fair , and I promise to run an inclusive administration .”
Obi was a former Deputy Vice -Chancellor , Administration , and former Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State .
One of the candidates , Prof Joseph Asor , while reacting to the outcome , said , “We lost . Prof Florence Obi won . I came third . I have congratulated her. May God give her the strength and wisdom to pilot the affairs of our university. I thank you all for the support .”
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