By Azubuike Kosisochukwu and Ozonnadi Benita

The newly admitted Law students in the Faculty of Law, ESUT have expressed excitement in seeing their dream come true and look forward to practicing their profession.

A cross section of the students made their feelings know to ESUT Monitor on Friday during their matriculation ceremony.

A year one law students who are among the matriculants expressed their experience since they were admitted into the school.

Ozor Great one of the 100level law students said , ” The matriculation is a great day for us the newly admitted ones, it cements us as law students and as up coming practitioners of Law” he said.

Also, Miracle who is a 100Level Law student, expressed her happiness of being matriculated but noted that bills are on the high, “ESUT is a nice school but the billing and cost of things suffocate us. However we keep pushing,”

One of the guardians of students who is lecturing at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of environmental Sciences and an Alumnus of ESUT, Architect Nneoma Ezeah . simply expressed her joy of seeing her cousin who matriculated saying,” Am happy for her and seeing her in the school I finished from and also a guardian. I wish for the best for her. Although we are in separate Faculties but I am still happy for and wishing the best for her and everyone who matriculated today,” she said.

In her interaction with ESUT Monitor, the Associates Dean, Faculty of Law, Rev. Sis Dr. Mariam Onuegbunam said the faculty is delighted to welcome the new intakes and urged them to be humble, law abiding.

“We thank God for the matriculation ceremony and for the increasing numbers of the newly matriculated law students, that the faculty is happy to have them. The have made it to their dream university and course if choice but I will advise them to be humble and law abiding. As people who are going to defend and interpret the law I. The future, their formative years are critical to us and we will give them the best so that Nigeria will be a better place when the go from here,” she said.

When asked about the effect of the decentralized system towards the matriculation process, the Associate Dean noted that it has been very effective.
“The system brings about the discipline of each faculty or department . It allows the faculty to prepare themselves and students to know where they belong because the indoctrination starts there.

“If we were still doing the the matriculation and accommodating all the students together in a particular area where the ‘Vice Chancellor addresses the whole students generally, the impacts are not there. But the decentralized matriculation process, we can address the students particularly on what they need to know within there faculty or department and the discipline they’ve come to embrace,” She said.

She admonished the students further “Law is a noble and prestigious profession. You can’t just come into law that you are coming. Once you’re coming into law you are aiming for greatness. Therefore they need to remain focused, not to deviate. If they start well and remain focused there is no way they will leave this Faculty after 5 years and not achieve something. Also let them maintain good friendship with one another, that God will surround them with essence of peace and calmness to focus on their studies”.

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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Right Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah will be in ESUT in September www.esutmonitor,com can authoritatively report

Bishop Kuka will be in the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT as as the pioneer Guest Lecturer at the Honourable Justice C.C. Nweze Memorial Lecture.

The Lecture organized by the Faculty of Law ESUT will hold in September with the fiery Catholic priest scheduled to deliver the lecture.

Speaking in an exclusive interview, a legal practitioner and senior lecturer at the faculty of law, Dr CIJIOKE Uzomah Agbo said the board of the faculty has concluded arrangement to bring Bishop Kuka to the university.

“We are planning to bring in, very soon, His Lordship, Bishop of Catholic Diocese Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kuka to ESUT. He will be coming in September as the Guest Lecturer at the Hon. Justice C.C. Nweze Memorial Lecture,” he said.

Dr Agbo hinted that the faculty is also working to bring other top personalities to the university including the Director-General, World Trade Centre, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, subsequently.   

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Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya is not a strange name when it comes to human capital development and management. He has traversed the length and breadth of the globe, impacting humanity and reshaping humanity.

A former Secretary to the Enugu State Government, (SSG) as well as and ex Director-General, South East Governors’ Forum, Prof Ortuanya’s knowledge and experience in impacting humanity is exemplary.  

With over 25 years of experience in education, teaching and nurturing future generations, Prof Ortuanya is currently the Dean, Faculty of Law in the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT.

Since his assumption of office, the erudite professor has left no one in doubt over his leadership direction. Just a couple of months in the saddle, he has been able to reposition the faculty for effecting teaching and learning.

A man relatively heard in the media but indeed a trailblazer, Professor Ortuanya has overseeing the transformation of the Faculty of Law structurally and intellectually. This has been attested to by staff and students of the faculty who believe that he is a silent achiever.

 A legal practitioner and coordinator of the Law Clinic, Dr Chijioke Agbo spoke with ESUT Monitor of the achievements of the Dean, Professor Simon Ortuanya.

“I must say that since the tenure of the current Dean of Law, who himself, apart from his exposure in foreign universities, is trying to transform the faculty. He was the Secretary to the Enugu State Government and also a Director-General of the South East Governor’s Forum, Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya.

“He has brought a lot of his experience to bear and has been transforming the faculty, physically in terms of infrastructure. Those who know the Law Faculty before will know that a change has taken place. If you look at the frontage of the Faculty, it is quite impressive and even more impressive than it used to be.

“And intellectually, he has also brought in a rejuvenation of intellectual activities in this Faculty. Our programmes are taken more seriously, our students take their lectures more seriously and even our postgraduate students are not exempted. It is no longer business as usual, students have to work hard and earn their degrees and of course, in terms of character and in learning,” Dr Agbo said.

Recently, the faculty was given a new face following the landscaping of part of the surroundings which has added beauty and attraction to the edifice. He also has the vision of ensuring that each classroom has a projector and all needed facilities to make knowledge sharing more conducive

Dr Agbo recounted on the landscaping thus “Well, that’s part of the things I told you that Professor Otuanya brought to the faculty. He has made it possible for our faculty to have a new image. Look at the symbol of justice, the roundabout, the landscaping and the quality of work, the inscription of the Faculty’s name and more reforms are still coming.

“In fact, his vision is to make sure that the faculty has projectors in all classrooms and our law clinic is well-equipped with facilities for its functionality just like a practical law office. Our postgraduate units for instance, do not have functional air conditioning    system, but he has made a commitment and has been implementing some of them.           

“We thank him very much and hope he will continue and we will continue to give him huge support. And if the law Faculty is a huge success, we hope that it will rub off on other faculties of the university,” he concluded.

Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya was appointed Dean, Faculty of Law, ESUT in July 2023.

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The 2021/2022 Faculty of Law Best Graduating Student at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Confidence Alachukwu Ede has received her $1,000 (₦910,540.00) award for her efforts.

The Award which was presented to her on Saturday, January 6, 2024 is the Dean of the Faculty’s prize for the best graduating student for the academic year.

The prize is sponsored annually by an alumnus of the faculty, a Cambridge trained Lawyer practicing in one of the global Law firms in the United Kingdom, Barrister Gabriel Nwodo.

ESUT Vice Chancellor Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie handed over the prize through the Dean of the Faculty, Prof Simon Ortuanya, to the recipient in a short ceremony, with the sponsor present in Enugu

Ms Ede, it could be recalled, told ESUT Monitor during the 19th Convocation Ceremony held on November 18, 2023 that she would use the money to sponsor her Law School programme

The 22-year-old who hails from Nara Unateze in Nkanu East Local Government, Enugu State, was accompanied to the presentation by her father, Rev. Miracle Ede

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The 2021/2022 Faculty of Law Best Graduating Student in the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Ede Confidence Akachukwu will receive the sum of one thousand US Dollar ($1, 000) equivalent to one million, one hundred and fifty thousand (N1, 150, 000) naira as reward for her hard work.

The 22-year-old law graduate expressed joy over the reward and told our correspondent that she would channel the money in her law school programme.

Ms Confidence who hails from Nara Unateze in Nkanu East Local Government, Enugu State, described the donor, Barrister Gabriel Nwodo as an “amazing man” who is also an alumnus of the University.

“As the Best Graduating Student in my faculty, I feel good and grateful to God for finally making part of my dreams come true. I am overjoyed with the $1000 reward. It’s beautiful and amazing. I am grateful to Barrister Gabriel Nwodo, he is an amazing man. He is an alumnus of the school.

“I will use it for my law school fees. People are actually complaining that the law fees are very high. I thank God who provided this money. I will use it to start from somewhere,” she told our correspondent  

She expressed gratitude to the Dean of her faculty, lecturers and particularly, Barr. Nwodo for their effort and in molding her to become the person she is today.

She advised those who have the wrong perception that “education is a scam” to jettison the idea and embrace education to safeguard and preserve their future.  

“School is not a scam. Look at me, I am one thousand dollar richer today. Good grades pay.  Work hard. I know school can be so annoying some times, but it pays. Pray and put God first.”

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