Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Anambra Govt Sacks ANSU VC

The over five month-old Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike in  universities in southeast Nigeria has led to the  removal of  Prof. Chukwuneye Anene, the Acting Vice Chancellor of Anambra State University, ANSU.

Prof. Anene was removed from office by the State Government, while Prof. Fidelis Okafor  has been appointed to take charge of the vacant seat.

Prof. Okafor's appointment was announced in a radio/television broadcast by the  state governor, Mr. Peter Obi. Okafor was formerly the  provost of the  state-owned Nwafor Orizu College  of Education (NOCAE),Nsugbe Anambra State.

Obi explained that the change of baton was necessary  to restore normalcy  to the activities in the university, having earlier reconstituted the Governing Council of  the university on 15 December 2010.

He  added that to ensure that the new governing council effectively carries out its  functions, there is  need to change the  leadership of the  university

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