Don’t Probe Your Predecessor, Gov Eno Tells New Vice Chancellor

After months of succession tussle at the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Prof. Chris Nyong Ekong has emerged the 9th substantive vice chancellor of the institution.
Ekong, a professor of Economics and an alumnus of the institution, takes over from the acting VC, Prof. Samuel Adewumi, of the Lagos State University (LASU), who was named to fill the void at the exit of Ndaeyo in December last year.
However, the Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo  Eno, also an alumnus of the institution, has appealed to Ekong not to use the five years in office to open old woods, but be magnanimous in victory and focus on maintaining excellent academic standard for the university.
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