The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, Rt. Hon. Dr. Agwu U. Agwu, has inaugurated a Search Team to oversee the recruitment of the institution’s 9th substantive Vice-Chancellor.
Leading the Team is Professor Onwubiko Ngozi Dike, the head of Marketing Department, Director of Entrepreneurship Studies and member of the Governing Council of Rhema University of Nigeria, Aba. He is also a member of the Abia State University Governing Council.
According to a statement issued by the University’s Media Unit, Dr. Agwu said the members of the Search Team were carefully selected by the Governing Council based on their track records, while ensuring representation of the various interest groups as stipulated by law.
“You are to approach this responsibility as a formidable team, while embracing transparency, diligence, and wide consultations in the task of searching for the most qualified academics who possess the commitment and capacity to lead a digital technology-driven university like ABSU in the 21st century,” he said.
Responding on behalf of the Team, Chairman Professor Ngozi Onwubiko Dike assured the Pro-Chancellor and the Governing Council that the team would justify the confidence reposed in them and thanked them for finding the members worthy to serve.
Other members of the Search Team include Professor Anthony Obike, Professor Mary Oluchi Iwuagwu (Senate Representative), Professor Sam Agu (Senate Representative), Dr. Osita Igbe (Congregation Representative), and Dr. Uchenna Kalu (Representative of the Registrar), who will serve as Secretary.
