Gbenro Adesina
Professor Florence Banku Obi has emerged as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) out of 13 contestants that vied for the position.
Prof. Banku Obi, who is from the Department of Special Education, is the 11th Vice-Chancellor and first female to occupy the position since the University was founded on October 25, 1975.
Reacting to the appointment, Banku-Obi, who could not hide her joy, said she returned all the glory to God. “I am very happy today, I just received my appointment letter from the 12th Council as the 11th VC elect effective from Dec. 1, 2020. “It was a free and fair contest and I am happy about it. The University of Calabar should expect an inclusive administration from me,” she said.
Prof. Banku-Obi, who has served as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) and also as a member of the University Governing Council, will be taking over from Prof. Zana Akpagu, whose tenure ends on November 30, 2020.
Banku-Obi, an indigene of Boki local government area in Cross River, is a mother of four and grandmother of six, joined the University of Calabar in March 1990 and became a Professor in 2007.
