Gov. Okpebholo Appoints Second Female VC for AAU

*approved the appointment of Professor (Mrs.) Eunice Eboserehimen Omonzejie

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The Edo State Government wishes to inform the general public that His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, Governor of Edo State, has approved the appointment of Professor (Mrs.) Eunice Eboserehimen Omonzejie as the Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, with immediate effect. The appointment was made from amongst three (03) names recommended to the Governor by the Governing Council of the University.

Professor (Mrs.) Eunice Eboserehimen Omonzejie
Professor Omonzejie is a distinguished scholar of French and Francophone African Literatures and a long-serving academic in the Department of Modern Languages at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. She is a prolific researcher and editor, with contributions to African and Francophone literary studies, gender studies, and cultural studies.

She has served as the President of the Ambrose Alli University Chapter of the National Association of Women Academics (NAWACS), where she has championed mentoring, research, and advocacy for female academics and students. Professor Omonzejie has co-edited several seminal works including French Language in Nigeria: Essays in Honour of UFTAN Pacesetters and Language Matters in Contemporary West Africa, and is the author of Women Novelists in Francophone Black Africa: Views, Reviews and Interviews.

Her appointment is a testament to her academic excellence, administrative experience, and commitment to the growth and development of Ambrose Alli University.

The Edo State Government congratulates Professor Omonzejie on her appointment and urges her to bring her wealth of experience and leadership skills to bear in advancing the institution’s mandate of producing world-class graduates and driving research and innovation.

Signed:
Umar Musa Ikhilor
Secretary to the State Government

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