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Okodudu Hands Over To Georgewill As 9th UNIPORT VC
The Acting Vice Chancellor of University of Port Harcourt, Prof Stephen Okodudu, yesterday, handed over to the new Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Owunari Abraham Georgewill.
The handover ceremony, which took place around 9a.m. at the Council Chamber of the institution, saw high ranking staff and management of the university in attendance to witness the epochal event.
It would be recalled that Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution, Senator Andrew Uchendu, had week, announced Georgewill as the winner of the contest for the position of the vice chancellor of the institution.
He had defeated about 12 other aspirants who had indicated interest, with about three of them making it to the poll before the final winner emerged.
Speaking shortly after receiving the handover note, Georgewill pledged to take the institution to the next level, and assured students and staff of level playing field for all stakeholders to exhibit their potentials with a view to moving UNIPORT forward as the university of choice for both students and staff in the 21th Century.