Prof. Florence Banku-Obi has been announced as the first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), 45 years after, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Announcing the result on Friday in Calabar, Sen. Nkechi Nwaogu, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Unical Governing Council, said the process of the selection was transparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nwaogu said that the Council had assured the 13 contestants for the position of a transparent, fair and just election process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She explained that they used the guidelines set up by the Federal Ministry of Education on the conduct of interview for the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, we had a brand new first female VC of the University in the last 45 years. The interview was transparent and some of the contestants are part of our council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat I expect of her is to look at what the outgoing VC has done because governance is a continuous process. She should invite all those who contested with her and build a team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo one person can execute the programmes without the integration of other erudite administrators that presented their CVs yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe should be an integrative agent and I expect her to look inward on the areas of internally generated revenue and pluck the areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe needs to motivate staff and students of the school and as an erudite Professor and a mother, I know that she will bring all these to bear,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She congratulated Banku-Obi and wished her the best in her tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking, Banku-Obi, said she was elated and happy, adding that she returned all the glory to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am very happy today, I just received my appointment letter from the 12th Council as the 11th VC elect effective from Dec. 1, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a free and fair contest and I am happy about it. The University of Calabar should expect an inclusive administration from me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NAN reports that Prof. Banku-Obi will be taking over from Prof. Zana Akpagu whose tenure end on Nov. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banku-Obi hails from Boki local government area in Cross River and she has been a lecturer in the Department of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is the only two-times back to back elected Dean, Faculty of Education, since the history of the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has also served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) and also as a member of the University Governing Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has over 60 publications to her credit in both local and international journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has supervised over 30 postgraduates Diploma Projects, 12 Master Degrees Theses and 8 PhD Dissertations and has so far assessed 13 persons for professorial positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Florence Banku-Obi has been announced as the first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), 45 years after, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. 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