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At least, 40 professors are jostling for the Vice Chancellor’s office at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN.
Among the contenders are Professor Malachy Okwueze, who was former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University and former Deputy Chief of Staff to a former governor of Enugu State.
Others include two current Deputy Vice Chancellors of the University, Professor Romanus Ezeokonkwo, who was a supervising Vice Chancellor of the University, and Prof. Daniel Nwachukwu; the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, UNEC.
The chairman, Nsukka Professors Association, Prof. Paulinus Ugwuoke; Prof. Jerry Ugwuanyi; and Prof. Obinna Onwujekwe among others are equally among the contenders.
An Insider in the University confirmed to Vanguard on Friday that the list of contenders has been pruned down to 26 by the Governing Council of the institution.
Recall that Professor Polycarp Chigbu, is currently on acting capacity following the expiration of the tenure of the former Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Charles Igwe. (Vanguard)
