By victor madumere
The 6th Substantive Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Prof Chigozie C Asiabaka will on the 19th of June 2013 has lined programme of events , celebrate the achievements of FUTO under their headship in Style.
Among the programmes slated for the event include a was the thanks -giving service held on Sunday 16th June 2013 and a press briefing at the senate chambers on the 17th of June 2013, At the briefing, the Vice-chancellor noted how in his “Quest for Excellence” administration did not spare any effort against all odds in pursing the vision and mission of the University which has been the guiding principle towards re-positioning FUTO to a world class standard.
Prof Asiabaka went further to highlight the modest achievements made in the two years of his administration which include: Improved corporate governance Code, which has contributed immensely to adherence of to ethical standards and best practices, resulting in a merit based admission, establishment of public procurement unit and a public procurement committee in line with procurement Act land, deployment of a Direct Teaching and Laboratory Cost (DTLC).
According to him, human Resource development is another landmark achievement in his first two years in office, by placing high premium on human capital development which is a critical aspect of the Quest for Excellence, student’s welfare has occupied a pride of place in the agenda of the administration through provisions of classrooms blocks, chairs, tables, laboratory equipment for effective teaching and learning, rehabilitation and renovation of hostels, introduction of scholarship scheme for undergraduate students. Other laudable achievements according to Prof Asiabaka include infrastructural development of the University, beautification and landscaping, academic linkages and collaboration and establishment of cordial host community relations.
He highlighted, some of the challenges faced by “Quest for Excellence,” the flagship of his programme at FUTO relationship were range from inadequate funding, staff constraints, staff
accommodation/transportation issues, inadequate library and laboratory facilities, inadequate
