Dr Dennis Aribodor Assumes Office As New ASUU –Unizik Chairperson , Says Prof Ike Odumegwu Did Well

 face of the new Chairperson ASUU ,Unizik, Aribodor

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com reports that Dr Dennis Aribodor of the department of Parastology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has emerged as the new chairperson of the institution’s chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com informs  that Aribodor and seven other executive members are expected to steer the affairs of the union for the next two years.

Associate Prof. Ebenezer Mbaekwe, chairman of the electoral committee announced the results in Awka on Thursday in the election which held simultaneously at the University’s campuses in Awka and Nnewi.

Mbaekwe said Mr Ikechukwu Okoli of Departments of Applied Microbiology/Brewing was elected as the Secretary-General, while Innocent Igwilo of Applied Biochemistry department was elected Internal Auditor.

Other elected members are Gideon Emeahara, Financial Secretary; Toochukwu Okafor, Welfare Secretary; Collins Okafor, Investment Secretary; Charles Nweke, Treasurer and Dr Bonaventure Uzoh, Assistant Secretary.

In his acceptance speech, Aribodor commended the out gone chairperson, Prof. Ike Odumegwu and his executive for sustaining the rebirth of the union after 12 years in comatose.

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com quotes Aribodor as saying ,“The shoe they are leaving is too large, but we will count on the support of God and members of the congress to move the union to another level.

“Our administration will work on principles and laid down rules. We extend hands of friendship to the varsity management and other stakeholders to move the university forward.

“Apart from promoting smooth learning, we will continue to ensure an improvement in the welfare of the members,” he said.

Earlier, the Nsukka Zonal Coordinator of the union, Dr. Chidi Osuagwu, who represented the National Executive Council of ASUU to observe the poll, commended the smooth conduct of the election.

According to him, the election had gone without any iota of hitches.

“If the electoral committee that handled this election is made to handle elections in this country, all those facets of abnormalities will be perfectly eliminated,” the zonal coordinator observed.

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com recalled that Odumegwu assumed leadership on July 4, 2012, 12 years after the ban on ASUU activities was lifted by the then Vice Chancellor, Prof. Boniface Egboka.