The outgoing Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof Charles Okechukwu Esimone while making his speech at 2024 convocation ceremony said, “At this 18th convocation, which is my last as Vice-Chancellor, I consider it appropriate to render an account as to how far I have lived up to my vision”.
“On June 2, 2024, a book: Nnamdi Azikiwe University, The Vice-Chancellorship of Prof. Charles Okechukwu Esimone, FAS, FPSN, 2019 – 2024 will be unveiled. This address would essentially be a summary drawn from that book”.
“The thrust of our efforts here was to forge a more mutually beneficial interface with the University’s publics with a view to identifying and addressing societal challenges in the true spirit of town and gown relationships.
“Our administrative reforms have been primed at making the operations of the university more efficient and effective. The admission process and Matriculation ceremonies have been decentralized to faculties. For admissions, this has offered the Faculties and academic departments’ room for their inputs and this had the effects of reducing attrition in the admission of students.
“Let me use this event to thank all persons and institutions: the governing council, the various staff unions, the individual staff and Students’ Union Government, the Ministries of Education, Finance and various government agencies who in various ways have contributed to whatever successes we achieved. The task was quite challenging, but with your cooperation it was accomplished.”
The outgoing Vice Chancellor said that he is a fulfilled person because he achieved almost all his promises as he emphasized that he raised the bar of the university in academic, research, moral and discipline.
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