By Ali Hope and Faith Iroh

The Student Affairs Department, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT has relocated to its new office.

Situated on the Ground Floor of the new 500-Capacity CBT Building, behind Access Bank, adjacent to ESUT ICT Centre, the office offers a greater view and serene environment for effective student-affairs administration.

To mark the official relocation on Tuesday, the Dean of the Department, Professor Ifeoma Okwo held a prayer session with the staff and invited guests to commit the new administrative block into the hands of God.

Administering the prayer which last for 15 minutes, the Chaplain of ESUT Catholic Chaplaincy, Rev Fr. Valentine Ozono charged the staff members to redouble their work as the new office is a sign of greater expectation by the university management.

He lauded the Vice-Chancellor and his team for given priority attention to the welfare of the staff which he said would ultimately motivate them to do more.

On her part, Professor Okwo expressed gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor and thanked him for fulfilling his promise.

The Dean noted that upon assumption of duty in 2025, he visited the VC and informed him that the office for Student Affairs Department was not spacious enough, and requested for a new office which the VC readily accepted but appealed to her to be patience while the management sort out the space issue.

“When I assumed office and saw the then Student Affairs office, I visited the VC and made an appeal that we need a more spacious office to allow the department to function optimally. The VC, asked me to be patient that the management were aware of the situation and is working towards finding a lasting solution. Today he has fulfilled the promise and we are grateful,” the Dean Said.  

She emphasised that the new office would no doubt enhance the staff productivity.

“This is a great motivation which will enhance the workers’ productivity”, she concluded.

It could be recalled that while commissioning the 500-Capacity CBT Building sponsored by TETFUND in June 2025, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie disclsoed that the Students Affairs Department and ESUT Career Unit would be relocating to the new edifice.