Wife of Cross River State governor, Bishop Eyoawan Otu, has advised the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), vice chancellor, Prof. Francisca Bassey, to work resolutely without fear or favour to provide bold and transformative leadership so as to lift the institution to an enviable pedestal.
The governor’s wife gave the advice during a thanksgiving to mark her appointment as UNICROSS VC at Hogis Royala on Sunday in Calabar.
She asked Bassey to deploy the wealth of experience gained in the last three decades in teaching, research and academic administration to position the institution on the global stage.
Represented by the special adviser to the governor’s wife on Advocacy, Dr. Comfort Ooh, he urged the UNICROSSS VC to provide bold and transformative leadership that will consolidate existing achievements while steering UNICROSS toward becoming a centre of academic excellence, research, and innovation.
In her remarks, the VC pledged to collaborate with the university community, alumni, and government to raise the institution’s profile and reaffirm its role in driving human capital development.
She promised to initiate and drive policies that would promote quality education, institutional integrity, and innovative research at the institution.
Also speaking, Fidelis Ugbo, chairman of the university’s governing council, said in his eulogy, “Most of the things we thought were never possible, she has indeed made them possible within the shortest possible time that she came on board.”
