By Nneoma Nze

Determined to hit the ground running in repositioning the Faculty of Management Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, the newly elected Dean, Professor Uchenna Ugwuanyi has appointed Dr Aloysius Tochukwu Aduma as Associate Dean.

The appointment which received wide commendations from all quarters is coming less than three days to the inauguration of the newly elected 13 deans in the university.

Making the announcement in a message sent to ESUT Monitor, Prof Ugwuanyi said the appointment became necessary in order to help the faculty realize her noble set targets in the next two years.

The Dean Elect added that the timelines of the appointment, after consultations with critical stakeholders in the faculty, is to demonstrate his readiness to deliver in his promises.

Dr Aloysius Tochukwu Aduma of Department of Public Administration is bringing his wealth of expertise to bear in serving the faculty.

He was previously the Head of Department, Public Administration and a member of various Committees in both the Department and the Faculty in ESUT.

A pedagogist with deep interest in research, Dr Aduma is expected to team up with the Dean elect to improve on the faculty’s academic frontiers.

The newly elected Deans of 13 Faculties in the university will be sworn-in on Friday, 30 August 2024.

It could be recalled that the management of ESUT, on Thursday, 15 August conducted elections in 13 out of 14 faculties in the university.

Professor Uchenna Boniface Ugwuanyi was among the few deans elected unopposed during the election.

His key priority focus are infrastructure development and academic excellence.