The Kpokotenu Nsukka Committee has issued a communiqué outlining its stance on the selection of the next Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). The committee is advocating for an Nsukka cultural zone indigene to be appointed as the next Vice Chancellor, citing the sacrifices made by Nsukka in hosting the university and providing land and a peaceful environment.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!In a statement signed by Ozo Ejike Okpe, Director General of Kpokotenu Nsukka, Comrade ACJ Favour Amuka, Director Secretariat, Kpokotenu Nsukka, and Pastor Arc. Chinweike Amoke, Chairman, Kpokotenu Nsukka Committee on Actualization of UNN VC of Enugu North Senatorial District Extraction, the committee emphasized the need for fairness, equity, and justice in the selection process.
The committee’s resolutions, which were reached during a meeting held in Enugu on Monday, January 27, 2025, include the following:
1. That Kpokotenu Nsukka prays every eligible voter and every other critical stakeholder in the process of electing a VC for UNN, including the Governing Council, to support and vote for an Enugu North Senatorial District candidate in the spirit of fairness, equity and justice.
2. That Kpokotenu Nsukka appreciates the person and office of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, for his unyielding belief in the betterment and development of Nsukkaland.
3. That Kpokotenu Nsukka prays the Executive Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr. Barr. Peter Ndubisi Mbah, the performing disruptive innovative Governor of Enugu State, to support the emergence of an Nsukka man as VC UNN.
4. That Kpokotenu Nsukka prays the Governor of Enugu State to extend his positive disruptive virtues to the UNN VCship contest to disrupt the discriminatory trend that had prevented an Nsukka man from emerging the VC over the years.
5. That Kpokotenu Nsukka group, and indeed all well-meaning sons and daughters of Nsukka land, will keep supporting the life-changing administration of His Excellency, Dr. Barr. Peter Ndubisi Mbah.
6. That Kpokotenu Nsukka prays the President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to come to their aid and support a UNN VC of Nsukka extraction to bring to an end the unfair and age-long jinx that has been the lot of the Nsukka man since UNN was established in his backyard decades ago.
7. That Kpokotenu Nsukka stands by the fact that it is time for Nsukka to produce the next Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka.
8. That as the host of the university, it will be in order to consider an Nsukka son or daughter for the exalted office of the VC of the university, as no Nsukka man or woman has been VC of UNN since its inception over 6 decades ago.
9. That Nsukka has qualified sons and daughters for the office of the VC of UNN and should be given the opportunity to emerge the VC of the university it hosts.
10. That Kpokotenu Nsukka appeals to all aspirants to the office of the Vice Chancellor who are not from Nsukka to voluntarily withdraw from the race.
11. That Kpokotenu Nsukka appeals to all aspirants, who are of Nsukka senatorial zone extraction, to come together and arrive at a consensus candidate.
12. That, in view of the sacrifices Nsukka has made by hosting the university and providing it with land and peaceful environment; physical and social, Kpokotenu Nsukka posits that it has become imperative that the VC seat be conceded to Nsukka zone after a long period of over 6 decades of denial.
13. That even Ala Nsukka, its ancestors, and the spirit of the people speak in the same manner that now is the time for Nsukka to produce the VC of the university.
14. That a great compensation shall have been done the land of Nsukka by the university should an Nsukka man lead it in the capacity of VC this time, as the blessing exuding from the land shall continue to rise to the health and prosperity of the great citadel of learning and its people.
The communiqué was signed by Ozo Ejike Okpe, Director General of Kpokotenu Nsukka, who can be reached at 0703 485 1544; Comrade ACJ Favour Amuka, Director Secretariat, Kpokotenu Nsukka, who can be reached at 0803 253 0316; and Pastor Arc. Chinweike Amoke, Chairman, Kpokotenu Nsukka Committee on Actualization of UNN VC of Enugu North Senatorial District Extraction, who can be reached at 0803 736 3492.
The Kpokotenu Nsukka Committee’s communiqué is seen as a significant development in the ongoing process to select a new Vice Chancellor for UNN. The university’s Governing Council is expected to make a decision on the matter in the coming weeks. Efforts to reach the university’s authorities for comment were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report. However, sources close to the selection process indicate that the committee’s communiqué will be taken into consideration during the decision-making process.