Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has elected four Senate Representatives for the institution’s 10th Governing Council.
According to a statement signed by Dr. Emmanuel C. Ojukwu, Special Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor (Information and Public Relations), the representatives were elected on Wednesday.
The four elected Senate Representatives are Prof. Pius V.C. Okeke (Department of Accountancy, Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences), Rev. Fr. Prof. Ken Oraegbunam (International Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law), Prof. Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh (Department of Theatre and Film Studies, Faculty of Arts), and Prof. Igwebuike Onyiorah (Department of Anatomical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Basic Clinical Medicine).
The statement reads: The process to elect internal members to the 10th Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has begun following the election of four Senate Representatives on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.
The 226th Senate Meeting, presided over by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi, witnessed the election of these members. The election was supervised by Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor Very Rev. Fr. Prof. Peter Agbonome, alongside the Acting Registrar, Rev. Samuel Ufoh.
The four elected representatives, as announced by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, received the following votes: Prof. Pius V.C. Okeke – 152 votes; Rev. Fr. Prof. Ken Oraegbunam – 119 votes; Prof. Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh – 115 votes; and Prof. Igwebuike Onyiorah – 111 votes. These members were selected from a pool of 21 nominated candidates.
Comprehensive Results:
Prof. Pius V.C. Okeke – 152 votes
Rev. Fr. Prof. Ken Oraegbunam – 119 votes
Prof. Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh – 115 votes
Prof. Igwebuike Onyiorah – 111 votes
Prof. Oguguo Ikpeze – 96 votes
Prof. J.T. Nwabanne – 92 votes
Prof. Mmaduabuchukwu Joseph Nwankwo – 90 votes
Prof. Vivian Nwogbo – 89 votes
Prof. Cordelia Ebenebe – 85 votes
Prof. Frank-Collins Okafor – 81 votes
Prof. Damian Chigozie Ezeonyejiaku – 81 votes
Prof. Eric Ofoedu – 67 votes
Prof. F.B.C. Okoye – 64 votes
Prof. Greg Obiamalu – 58 votes
Prof. Ngozi Ezenwa-Ohaeto – 60 votes
Prof. Charles C. Egolum – 50 votes
Prof. Isaac Nwankwo – 42 votes
Prof. Harold Okeke – 40 votes
Prof. Uche Collins Nwogwugwu – 29 votes
Prof. Mbanefo Ogene – 23 votes
Prof. Ikechukwu Okoli – 15 votes
