UNIUYO Gets New Vice Chancellor

The University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has announced the appointment of Prof. Enefiok Essien as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution.

Essien, 55, is a professor of Commercial Law and a two-term dean, Faculty of Law of the university.

He is also the Chairman, Committee of Deans of the university.

A statement on Monday added that the new VC had been a member of the Governing Council, Senate and the management committee.

The statement by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mrs. Edak Umondak, stated that Essien was taking over from Prof. Comfort Ekpo, who is completing her five-year tenure as the VC of the university at the end of November, 2015.

The statement added, “The Governing Council of the University of Uyo, at its special meeting held on Friday, October 26, 2015, approved the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor for the University of Uyo. He is Professor Enefiok Essien Of the Faculty of Law of the university.

“He has also served as chairman or member of committees, panels and boards in the university. He has been editor or in the editorial board of the law journals; external examiner/assessor in.most law faculties in Nigerian universities.”

Upon numerous publications, awards and prizes he had won, Essien obtained bachelor of laws, Second Class Upper from the University of Calabar in 1984; Barrister-at-Law (BL) and solicitor from the Nigerian Law School (1985).

Other qualifications are LLM from the University of Lagos (1988) and Ph.D from the University of Birmingham, England in 1998.

He has a Diploma in Journalism from the School of Journalism and Television, Berkshire, England in 1978.

The statement added that Essien began his career in the university as assistant lecturer in 1986 and rose to the position of Lecturer One in 1990 in the erstwhile Cross River State University.

Essien was said to have continued in the University of Uyo where he was promoted Senior Lecturer (1992), Associate Professor (1998) and Professor of Law (2001).