New UNIZIK VC Pledges ₦70 Billion Investment In 5 Years, Converts Kitchen To Official Residence
From Abraham UKPA (AWKA)
The newly appointed Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Prof. Benard Ifeanyi Odoh has announced a ₦70bn investment plan for the institution within the his five years in office.
Odoh, who assumed office on Tuesday November 5th, 2024, also announced that he is going to convert the University kitchen to the official residence of the Vice Chancellor pending the completion of the permanent Vice Chancellor’s Residence, noting that he cannot be a Vice Chancellor of a University and be leaving off campus and be ignorant of what is happenings on campus.
Odoh disclosed that the sum of ₦10 billion would be raised through Public-Private Partnership (PPP), a co-funding critical infrastructure and Corporate Social Responsibility.
According to him, the University will source for ₦100m bank grants as the institution can longer be depending on international and national grants, adding that it is high time the university rewarded hard work and punish disloyalty.
He said: "We shall bring disruptive changes that would leap-jump the university to greater heights. We will strengthen academic activities in the university as there is poor academic activities now in the university.
“We shall construct a 150 room hotel with events and meeting rooms to provide comfort and security to visitors to the University and its environs through accommodation and conference services “.
“We are embarking on the implementation of Coordinated Renewable Energy Solutions/Institution of ₦100 million quasi-endowment fund to support research in Renewable Energy" he stated.
