Okpebholo appoints substantive VC for AAU

By Jethro Ibileke

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, has approved the appointment of Professor Eunice Eboserehimen Omonzejie as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma.

Her appointment takes immediate effect.

A statement on Monday night by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor noted that Omonzejie was chosen from three names recommended to the Governor by the Governing Council of the University.

The statement described the new VC as a distinguished scholar of French and Francophone African Literatures and a long-serving academic in the Department of Modern Languages at the University, Ekpoma.

“She is a prolific researcher and editor, with contributions to African and Francophone literary studies, gender studies, and cultural studies.

“She has served as the President of the Ambrose Alli University Chapter of the National Association of Women Academics (NAWACS), where she has championed mentoring, research, and advocacy for female academics and students.

“Professor Omonzejie has co-edited several seminal works including French Language in Nigeria: Essays in Honour of UFTAN Pacesetters and Language Matters in Contemporary West Africa, and is the author of Women Novelists in Francophone Black Africa: Views, Reviews and Interviews,” the statement said.