From Everest Ezihe, Owerri
Prof. Ikechukwu Dozie, the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Kingsley Ozumba (K.O) Mbadiwe University (KOMU) Ideato has vowed that he never knew Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State before he was appointed as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the State owned University.
Dozie surprisingly disclosed this in his well attended and articulated valedictory press briefing held last Tuesday at the University’s Liaison Office, Owerri and before top management staff of the revered University including Prof. Anthony Ogbulie, the University’s Deputy Vice Chancellor.
This revelation actually sends good ripples of clarification in certain quarters in Imo State and Nigeria at large, as there were assumptions that his appointment then was through powerful connections and his age long mutual relationship with the Governor and his family.
The University’s former Vice Chancellor, however expressed deep and sincere gratitude to Governor Uzodimma for finding him worthy of being appointed the pioneer substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University.
” It’s because of this special privilege and honour accorded to me by our dear Governor, who did not know me from Adam prior to my appointment, that has made it possible for me to address this distinguished audience today as the former 1st substantive Vice-Chancellor.
“I continue to thank the Governor for his expressed confidence and trust in my appointment as Vice-Chancellor through regular and timely payment of staff salaries, release of monthly imprest and occasional grants for institutional growth and development.
