It was jubilation galore during an emergency Senate Meeting which held on Friday August 18, 2023 at the Postgraduate Hall when the Chairman of Senate Professor Okechuku Onuchuku announced that approval has been given for the elevation of sixteen academic staff to the rank of Professors and ten others to the rank of Associate Professors(Readers) with monetary benefits. With this sixteen new Professors, Ignatius Ajuri University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria now has a total of eighty Professors.
Professor Onuchuku who expressed appreciation to the State Governor and Visitor to the University Amaopusenibo Siminalayi Fubara for the approval appealed to those concerned to provide pure and adequate academic leadership in their areas of discipline and assume leadership positions if there are no professors in such areas.
The Vice Chancellor advised them to encourage others who are behind them to achieve same feat instead of stagnating them.
He described as unproductive anyone who is unable to train a staff who can take over when they are not around adding that mentorship is important and key in leadership.
Those promoted to the rank of Professors in Faculty of Education are:
1. Dr. Stanley Mandah of Department of Curriculum and Instructional studies—- Professor
2. Dr. Uriah Oboada Alafonye of Department of Educational Foundation—Professor
3. Dr. Ogidi Reuben Chimnonye of Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counseling– Professor
4. Dr. Veronica Emem Okogbaa of Department of Educational Foundation—Professor
5. Dr. Chikwe Christian Kelechi of Department of Educational Psychology Guidance and Counseling–Professor
Faculty of Humanities
6. Dr. Solomon Ikunga of Department of History and Diplomatic Studies–Professor
7. Dr. Chibuzor C. Nwobueze of Department of History and Diplomatic Studies—Professor
8. Dr. Adesanya M. Olufunmilayo of Department of English and Communication Art—Professor
Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
9. Dr. Womuru Edwin of Department of Physics —Professor
10. Dr. Marcus Abiye Clement of Department of Chemistry- Professor
11. Dr. Jack Nwineewi Dumka of Department of Chemistry–Professor
12. Dr. Friday Kpee of Department of Chemistry—Professor
Faculty of Social sciences
13. Dr. Vincent Nyewusira of Department of Political Science—-Professor
14. Dr. Hyginus B. Oku of Department of Geography and Environmental Studies—Professor
15. Dr. Kalagbor Kingsley of Department of Economics—Professor
Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education
16. Dr. Uka John A. I of Department of Technical Education—-Professor
Associate Professors
Faculty of Education
17. Dr. Nnokam Nyege Chinda of Department of Educational Foundation—Reader
Faculty of Humanities
18. Dr. Enwere Kathryn of Department of English and Communication Art—Reader
19. Dr. Obodoegbulam Ago Otto of Department of Religious and Cultural studies— Reader
Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
20. Dr. Nwonu Nduka of Department of Mathematics—Reader
21. Dr. Lebari B. Gboeloh of Department of Biology—Reader
22. Dr. Martins Adekambi of Department of Physics—Reader
Faculty of Social sciences
23. Dr. Elemanya A. Vincent of Department of Political Science—-Reader
24. Dr. Anaele Adindu Augustina of Department of Economics—-Reader
25. Dr. Felix Jebbin Maclean of Department of Economics–Reader
26. Dr. Christian Akani of Department of Political Science—-Reader
PRO
Praise be unto God for his uplifting! Thanks unto those that contributed to this uplifting especially the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Onuchukwu who has relently pressed that the announcement be made since 2021 and has achieved that with the accrued benefits! Thanks to the visitor too; the amiable Governor for the magnanimious approval!
God Almighty bless you all in Jesus mighty Name!!
All the best.
Congratulations to the elevated Staff…. More wins.
Those that were not promoted should get ready for sudden visitation soon….. God is a faithful rewarder!
Thank you