“My Election as Faculty of Education Dean is a call For Service” – Prof Owoh
By Onyekachi Agu, Agbani
The newly elected Dean, Faculty of Education, ESUT, has disclosed that his election is a call to service.
Prof Owoh stated this in an exclusive interview with ESUT Monitor shortly after he was declared winner of the deanship election conducted in the Faculty of Education auditorium on Thursday.
Prof Owoh who is from the Department of Technology and Vocational Education defeated his closest rival, Prof Chinedu Aguba 43 to 41 votes to emerge victorious.
The Dean Elect expressed gratitude to the academic staff of the faculty for their trust adding that he will work to maintain the unity in the faculty and promote the welfare of her members at all time.
While declaring that his new position is a call for service, Prof Owoh who made history as the first person for the Technology and Vocational Education Department to be elected Dean of the faculty, said that with the election activities over, it’s time for work.
He noted that he would incorporate those who contested with him into his administration so that together they would all move the faculty forward.
“First of all, I really thank the management and faculty board and those who organised the election. It’s mature and very orderly. I see my victory as a call to duty. I am here to serve the faculty and I am glad they gave me the opportunity,” he said.
He explained his campaign strategy and the promise he made to the faculty that gave him their mandate
“I went round, I met the lecturers, though not all and I understood the problems of the faculty. I promised them, that in affiliation with the centre, we will alleviate the problems.
“The key promise I made is improvement and maintenance of academic excellence. That is the basic call we are here. So academic excellence will be sustained.
Prof Owoh recognized the leadership ingenuity of those who contested with him and the need to establish synergy and declared that his administration will be inclusive.
“I will include those who contested with me in my administration, it is going to be an inclusive leadership. They have their own ideas and that is why they wanted to be Dean so, we will put heads together to improve our faculty,” he concluded.
