Ojukwu varsity gets new acting VC

Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has approved the appointment of Professor Kate Azuka Omenugha as acting Vice-Chancellor, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Anambra State.

The appointment followed the expiration of his tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Greg Nwakoby.

Also appointed is Professor Louis Chukwuemeka Orakwue as State Project Coordinator, Anambra State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP).

The appointments are contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Wednesday by the governor’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime.

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