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ASUU, AAU Chapter Commends Appointment Of Prof. Eunice Omonzejie As Substantive Vice Chancellor
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City
The Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma , Edo State Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)has hailed the appointment of Prof. Eboserehimen Eunice Omonzejie.as the substantive vice-chancellor of the state owned tertiary by institution.
A joint statement Tuesday, in Ekpoma by Dr. Cyril Onogbosele and Dr. William Odion, the chairman and secretary respectively and made available to journalists in Benin City noted that the development is in tandem with the long standing agitation by the union for a substantive vice chancellor and other principal officers for the university.
Governor Monday Okpebholo had on Monday, September 22, 2025 announced the appointment of Prof. Omonzejie as the new vice-chancellor, succeeding Prof. Samuel Olowo, who assumed office as acting vice chancellor in August 2024.
Onogbosele and Odion maintained that appointment of Prof. Omonzejie as the substantive vice-chancellor will strengthen the repositioning policy of the Governor Okpebholo for the university.
The chairman and the scribe emphasized that the union’s confidence in the appointment was predicated on the vast knowledge and history of the numerous problems bedeviling the university by the newly appointed substantive vice chancellor.
They added: “We received the news of the appointment of a substantive vice chancellor for the university by the Visitor to the University and the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo , with excitement and great joy.
“Being a tested activist, our union will commit unflinching support for this appointment in line with our union principles and ideals.
“We warmly congratulate the newly appointed substantive vice chancellor as well as the Governor of Edo State for this appointment, with the assurance of healthy collaboration for sustainable industrial harmony in the university.”
Prof. Omonzejie of the Department of Modern Languages at AAU is a scholar of French and Francophone African Literature and has served as the President of the school’s chapter of the National Association of Women Academics (NAWACS), as well as co-edited several seminal works.