By Gabriel Chy Alonta
Prof. Vivian Nwogbo of the Department of Educational Management and Policy (EMP), has been elected as the new dean of education faculty.
Prof. Nwogbo polled 63 votes out of 155 votes cast to beat Prof. Williams Obiozor of Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Prof. Ebele Okigbo of Science Education Department, who polled 48 votes and 44 votes respectively.
Some staff of the education faculty in a photograph with Prof. Vivian Nwogbo, the dean-elect.
While announcing the results of the election at the CBN building on Wednesday November 9, 2022, the deputy vice-chancellor (Academic), Prof. Frederick Odibo, who presided over the election, described the election as free, credible and orderly, and congratulated the contestants for their sportsmanship.
Prof. Odibo hailed the conduct of staff of education throughout the electioneering period and called on other faculties to borrow a leaf from the faculty of education, which, according to him, was the mother faculty of all other faculties. He also thanked the outgone acting dean, Dr. Isaac Nwankwo for his astuteness and doggedness throughout his period.
Votes being sorted out for counting
At the election, Prof. Odibo was accompanied by the university registrar, Barr. Philomena Okoye, who was represented by the deputy registrar (personnel), Mr. Sam Ufoh.
In her acceptance speech, the dean-elect, Prof. Nwogbo promised that her administration would be inclusive, carrying everyone along in the process. She said, “Thank you for the confidence you repose in me to serve you as the dean of this great faculty. I’m not taking this trust for granted and I promise to carry everyone along.
Prof. Williams Obiozor who was announced as the first runner up
“I will run an inclusive administration that would ensure that both the young and old members of this faculty would be put in the scheme of things. Your welfare and that of the students remain sacrosanct to this new administration.
“I therefore ask you to join me in pushing this faculty forward. Be partners in progress so that we can achieve our envisaged goal of repositioning this great faculty of ours”, she appealed.
Cross section of Faculty of education lecturers during the election
In a vote of thanks, the acting Dean, Dr. Nwankwo, thanked members for their support throughout his stay as the sub dean and acting Dean, and appealed that the same support be extended to the dean-elect, Prof. Vivian Nwogbo, while describing her as an open-minded scholar, who would work with everyone. He also thanked Prof. Anthony Nweke-Ezeh, who, he said, gave him the opportunity to serve as the sub dean of education faculty.
Dr. Francisca Nnajiofor of Department of Technology and Vocational Education and others look on