Nsukka, Enugu State – E be like say history don happen for University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)! Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya don enter as di 16th Vice Chancellor of di school, and e be like say na first time we go see person from Nsukka Cultural zone take this kind position since di school start 65 years ago. Chai! Na dream come true for dem!
Dis big announcement comot last Sunday as di school Governing Council settle matter for Enugu. Di council no just pick person anyhow o! Dem check 26 candidates, and dem sabi how to do wetin dem dey call ‘merit-based selection’. Na wah! Kayode Ojo, wen be di Chairman of di Council, talk say dem go through plenty rigorous processes. So, no be small play!
Inside di acceptance speech wey Professor Ortuanya give, e no forget to show appreciation to di big men wey support am – President Bola Tinubu and Governor Peter Mbah. Na dem help show say dem dey serious about supporting better education in di country.
Di new VC talk say he go use every strength wey e get to restore di school name, rebuild confidence, and follow up on new dreams. Wetin e mean be say, dem go change di game for dias university! Ortuanya also welcome all di professors wey run for di position, adding say na family matter, wey everyone fit join hands.
Di university management no slack as dem still confirm say Ortuanya go bring plenty academic and administrative experience come di table. Na so dem praise am well well—talk say e get deep understanding of how university governance dey work.
Inya Agha Egwu, di university’s Acting Public Relations Officer, add say everybody dey ginger for di new era wey dey come as dem dey look forward to academic excellence and transformational leadership. E get how e dey be for dis kind matter o!
Simon Ortuanya no be just any kind professor. E don serve as Associate Dean for di Faculty of Law for UNN Enugu Campus, and e don also collect plenty accolades. Na true say e get strong administrative background; he don even be di Secretary to di Enugu State Government and get plenty experience for legal matters.
E don also work at di Loyola University, Chicago School of Law. Can you imagine? From Nsukka straight to di US! Wetin begin from small village now dey carry di name of di community reach far and wide.
So, as we dey hail Professor Ortuanya, e be like say e go really deliver dia skills wey dey hungry people for better governance at UNN. Na we go sit down dey watch as di new VC dey set plan to improve everything wey concern di university. Una know sey we go dey follow up how dis matter dey go!
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