IAUE: Governing Council Not on Witch Hunt, Says Pro-Chancellor, Chief Adokiye

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the governing council of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Chief Adokiye Amiesimaka (MON), said the council is not on a witch hunt at the institution, but to oversee policies and programmes that would reposition it to deliver its mandate.

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He clarified this in his remarks at the inaugural meeting of the 12th governing council of the university at the council chamber, last week.

The Pro-Chancellor disclosed that prominent among its mandate is to ensure that the suspended staff recruitment at the institution is concluded without compromising excellence, merit and integrity.

The Chairman, while disclosing that expectations are high, admitted that there is enormous work to do, as he appealed to members to bring forward innovative ideas that would benefit the university.

He explained that their assignment is to translate the people-oriented vision of the state governor, His Excellency, Siminalayi Fubara, into policies and programmes that would advance the institution.

Chief Amiesimaka hinted that council activities would be premised on the university law and implored members to be up-to-date with it, asserting that deliberate actions would be taken to enhance academic excellence and improve the well-being of staff and students.

The Pro-Chancellor listed the extension of solar power supply to lecture rooms, purchase of more equipment to enhance teaching and learning, staff recruitment, boosting entrepreneurship education to make graduates employers of labour, building more hostels and lecture rooms and other infrastructure as some of the blueprints of the 12th governing council.

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He commended the Vice-Chancellor for keeping the university campuses safe and clean.

Meanwhile, the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Okechuku Onuchuku, briefing the council on the journey so far since he assumed the headship of the institution, highlighted the urgent need for more lecture halls, hostels, accommodation for staff, more infrastructure at Ndele campus, and employment of more staff to boost the institution's workforce because of the increasing number of admission seekers at the university.

Other facilities in need, Prof. Onuchuku said, include a senate building, more ICT infrastructure, a convocation arena, sports complex, vice-chancellor's lodge, and steady electricity supply, among others.

The vice-chancellor attributed the increase in prospective students to introduction of new courses, resource verification and full accreditation of 47 undergraduate and 28 postgraduate programmes by the National Universities Commission (NUC), conducive learning environment and strengthening trust in the integrity of the scholarly processes at the institution.

He listed the new policy of payment of school fees in two instalments, upgrading and renovation of dilapidated infrastructure at the three campuses, building new ones, establishment of water factory, full accreditation of 21 academic programmes and establishment of new faculty and departments as some of his achievements.

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Other accomplishments include purchase of two generators for Ndele campus, improving the competence of the faculty and administrative staff through conferences and workshops, perimeter fencing of the hostels, fencing of Rumuolumeni and Ndele campuses to stop encroachment, release of funds for purchase or repair of office equipment, yearly Christmas generosity for staff and other deliberate policies aimed at helping the students realize their potentials at the university.