August 16, (THEWILL) – Chairman, Governing Council, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), High Chief Ikechi Emenike had said that the council will accord priority to the welfare of the staff and the students to maintain the high academic standard it is known for.
Emenike stated this in his inaugural address at the university campus in Nsukka, Enugu State, adding that continuous delivery of qualitative higher education is fundamentally based on synergy of tasks and shared responsibilities.
According to the economist and international publisher, “This inaugural meeting is the beginning of our journey to work assiduously to contribute to the vision of the founding fathers of this university.”
The one-time lecturer at the University of Jos, Plateau State and banker said he is aware that funding continues to be one of the greatest challenges facing universities across the country and that the UNN is no exception.
He said the council will interface with relevant government agencies, the corporate society and international organizations on behalf of the university to ensure adequate funding to enable it to continue to compete favourably with other top ranked universities not only in Africa but also all over the world.
“Fund generation shall be the backbone for leveraging the programmes of UNN.
Funds generated will be aligned with projects and we will ensure they are completed in good time.”
He noted that the council will also encourage the management to optimally explore enhanced infrastructure development through the public, private partnership (PPP) model as, “This University is trending in the social media for the wrong reasons.”
“This is not acceptable. Permit me to note that paucity of finance or not, an institution as the UNN with experts in architecture and engineering should not be associated with such rot in infrastructure development. We shall discuss this today!”
“I feel the chair of the governing council of this great institution is not given to me as an award or in glory, but something I must use for the betterment of this university in particular and humanity in general. I view it as a call to serve.”
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