By Anya C. Anya

A Non- governmental organization , Fight Against Cultism and Terrorism Initiative, FACT-INITIATIVE has felicitated with the new Vice Chancellor Of University of Calabar . Professor Florence Banki Obi on her emergence as the first female Vice-Chancellor of the prestigious institution.

Prof. Banku-Obi will be taking over from Prof. Zana Akpagu whose tenure end on Nov. 30, 2020.Prof. Banku-Obi is an indigene of Boki local government area in Cross River and she has been a lecturer in the department of Education and has also served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) and also as a member of the University Governing Council with over 60 publications to her credit in both local and international journals.

In a Congratulatory message made available to AFNEWS by the Executive Director Operation of FACT-INITIATIVE , Comrd. Rodney Onwuka , the organization said “There is no better time than now to have more women involve in the development of our human and material resources. ”

“We congratulate Prof Florence Obi on her appointment as the first female vice chancellor of university of calabar. We wish her the best of time and Gods wisdom as she saddle the affairs of that citedel of leaning for the nest five years . in the same token we thank the federal government for that bold steep.”

It will interest you to note that the University of Calabar, UNICAL, “on Friday announced Prof. Florence Banku Obi as it’s 11th Vice-Chancellor and first female to occupy the position after 45 years since it’s inception. While announcing the result on Friday in Calabar, Sen. Nkechi Nwaogu, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Unical Governing Council, said the process of the selection was transparent.”

“At the end of the day, we had a brand new first female VC of the University in the last 45 years. The interview was transparent and some of the contestants are part of our council.What I expect of her is to look at what the outgoing VC has done because governance is a continues process. She should invite all those who contested with her and build teamwork.”