Obaseki moves to rescue varsity, students, appoints acting VC and dissolves Governing Council

The Edo State Government has dissolved the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, and appointed Prof. Osarhieme Benson Osadolor as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution.

The government, in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the appointment and dissolution take immediate effect.

Ogie said, “the Fulbright Scholar, Prof. Osadolor is to immediately take over the administration of the institution towards revamping and repositioning it to become a forward-looking, innovative and technology-driven institution of higher learning.”

The statement reads: “In accordance with the Ambrose Alli University (Special Intervention Powers) Provisions Law 2021, the Edo State Government hereby announces the dissolution of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma and appointment of Prof. Osarhieme Benson Osadolor as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution.”

“These directives take immediate effect,” it added
Ogie continued: “The Ambrose Alli University (Special Intervention Powers) Provisions Law 2021 empowers the Visitor of the University to intervene in the ongoing impasse at the institution in the interest of the school, students, and the generality of Edo people.

“For some time now, the institution has been brought to its knees by mismanagement and maladministration forcing the students to remain at home, with the attendant adverse effect on their academic pursuits. This has also grounded activities in the university community, with the institution derailing from the vision of its founders.”

According to the statement, “Prof. Osadolor, a Professor of History at the University of Benin, is trained at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

“He brings to bear at the institution nearly 4 decades career as an academic and university administrator, which has taken him through Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA; Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland; San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA; University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria; University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria and Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria, among others.”

“Prof. Osadolor is also a Visiting Research Fellow in African History at the University of Hamburg, Germany and an academic consultant to the Art History Museum, in Vienna, Austria,” it noted.