Emulate the good performance of your predecessor, VC urges new UNN-SUG President.

By Agency Report

Prof  Charles Igwe, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has urged Enoch Utazi the new Students Union Government (SUG) President of the university to emulate good performance of his immediate predecessor Micheal Abuchi.

Igwe said this in Nsukka on Wednesday during the inauguration of new UNN SUG executives elected on October 31 and inauguration of projects executed by Abuchi administration.

He said that the administration of Abuchi remains the best in the history of UNN-SUG in recent time because of his good relationship with management and adequate attention to students welfare

He commended Abuchi for erecting two buildings in the campus in strategic locations that contained ten toilet facilities each, buying two sienna vehicles to convey physically challenged students in UNN to lectures, scholarship to some indigent students.

"This is the first time we are seeing this kind of achievements from SUGs in this university, the story of SUG in  UNN will be incomplete without mentioning the administration of Abuchi

"The management is happy with the Abuchi led SUG administration and will like the newly inaugurated administration led by Utazi to emulate his good performance.

"This sinna buses for physical challenged students will go a long way to end suffering encounter by them in going to lectures and other things concern their academics.

He reminded the new SUG executives that their aim of coming to the university was academics and should not allow their involvement in students unionism to undermine their academic performance.

"I charge new SUG executives to be serious with their academics, be role models to other students and agents of positive change," he said.

The VC commended Prof. Edwin Omeje, the dean of students affairs for dedication to duty as well as ensuring that SUG elections were transparent, credible, free and fair by using biometric election.

"My administration will continue to give infrastructures, staff and students welfares a priority," Igwe said.

In a remark Omeje applauded the VC for his non-intervention and non-involvement in the SUG electoral process which had shown him as true father and a democrat.

"The VC  ensures that those appointed as members of University of Nigeria Electoral Commission (UNECO) are men and women of proven integrity and character

"This is the fourth time UNN is using biometric to conduct SUG elections and all have free and fair, an indication that UNN can conduct national election in the country with ease.

"I remind all executives inaugurated today that to whom much is given much is expected, you must be fair in all you dealings.

"You should always know corruption destroy both the leaders and the governed, so see corruption as leprous cancer that must be avoided by all cost," he said.

Speaking, Abuchi thanked the Vice-chancellor for his fatherly care and his interest in the welfare of the students, noting that he was able to achieve what he achieved because of  support, and enabling environment provided for him by the VC.

"I thank in a special way the Vice-Chancellor the Dean of Student Affairs, and other principal officers of UNN for their advice.

"It was because of their support and advise that motivated me and my team in in undertaking and completing some projects, as well as maintaining peace and order among  students in the campus," he said.

Abuchi listed his administration achievements to include, construction of two buildings in a two strategic locations in UNN, each containing ten rooms with toilet facilities.

Purchasing of two sienna vehicles dedicated for the movement of physical challenge students in the campus, scholarship award to 10 indigent and physically challenged students.

"We acquire the two sienna vehicles for the physical challenge students because of what they are passing through going and coming back from lectures, so the vehicle is dedicated for their services for 24 hours.

"Our target us to improve their welfare as well as give them a good sense of belonging," he said.

In his acceptance speech, Utazi promised that his administration would give students welfare priority as well as maintain good relationship with the university management.

The highlights of the occasion were the inauguration of the new SUG Executives as well as the inauguration of projects executed by a Abuchi's led administration by the Vice-Chancellor.
(NAN)