By Timothy Nwobodo

March 23rd has been announced as date for the 33rd Inaugural Lecture of Nigeria’s Premier Science and Technology university, ESUT to be delivered by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Chike Nwoha

Chairman of the Inaugural Lecture Committee, Professor Chinedu Aguba disclosed this in a release made available to ESUT Monitor.

The 33rd ESUT Inaugural Lecture will be delivered by Deputy Vice-Chancellor, ESUT, Professor Chike Nwoha, a Professor of Accounting

Describing Professor Nwoha as “a man of the people” who deserves the the support of everyone to ensure the success of the Inaugural Lecture, Prof Aguba implored his committee members to see their membership as a call to serve and strive to deliver.

“I officially welcome you all to this committee of intellectuals, friends and colleagues of esteemed colouration, essentially packaged to prepare and organize the 33rd Inaugural Lecture of our own man, Prof Chike Nwoha.

“Without equivocation, Prof Chike Nwoha deserves every bit of our support and cooperation in making sure that the proposed Inaugural Lecture scheduled for March 21, 2024 becomes a huge success.

“Prof Chike Nwoha is a man of the people; a quintessential fine gentleman; a refined intellectual who is audacious and insightful in his chosen field of study; a brilliant, benevolent and humble academic; and a rare gift to humanity. Above all, he is the No. 2 man on the leadership hierarchy of our great university.

“We have all been carefully selected to do what we know how to do best and I am quite optimistic that we have all it takes to give the university one of the best inaugural lectures that the global academic community will ever be proud of.

“We cannot afford to fail as failure is not and can never be in our dictionary of life. I passionately request each and every one of us to be committed in this assignment to package this ACADEMIC OFALA for our own Deputy Vice Chancellor. The world is watching us and we are under moral obligation to deliver without flimsy excuses,” he said.

The committee had its first sitting on Monday, February 26, 2024.

The 32nd Inaugural Lecture of ESUT, delivered by Professor Ifeoma Ọkwọ was held on November 30, 2023 at the Professor Julius Onah Auditorium.