Ugwuanyi appoints Prof Ogbonna SUMAS Vice Chancellor
From Chinedu Nwafor Abakaliki
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has approved the appointment of Prof. James Chukwuma Ogbonna as the Vice Chancellor of the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo Eno, Enugu State.
Before his appointment, Ogbonna was a Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He was also a member of the Governing Council of the University of Nigeria.
A Statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, said Prof. Ogbonna’s appointment “takes effect from Friday the 2nd day of September, 2022,”.
Prof. Ogbonna is a Professor of Microbiology and Biotechnology.
According to the statement, he has over 20 years’ experience as a professor and member of the university’s Senate.
In another development, the Enugu State Executive Council has approved the constitution of a committee for the creation of autonomous communities in the state, with Prof. Felix O. Asogwa as the Chairman.
Other members of the committee, according to the statement by the SSG, Prof. Ortuanya, are: Dr. Eric Oluedo, Barr. Anayo Enechukwu, Prof. Ngozi Ejionueme, Prof. Sam Ugwu, Prof. Ikenna Omeje and Mrs. Josephine Onyia, who serves as the secretary. END//
