Alex Otti sacks ABSU vice-chancellor and appoints Professor Ugbogu

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: October 31, 2026Country: Nigeria

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Alex Otti sacks ABSU vice-chancellor and appoints Professor Ugbogu

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has appointed biochemistry professor Amadike Ugbogu as vice-chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), with immediate effect. The appointment was announced Saturday in a statement signed by Agwu Agwu, the pro-chancellor and chairman of the Governing Council. Ugbogu is scheduled to officially assume office on November 1, 2026, following the council’s recommendation at its 161st meeting on October 29. Otti urged him to clean up the university system and make ABSU one of the best universities in Nigeria and Africa.

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