The ninth substantive Registrar of the University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, Mrs. Blossom Okorie, has assumed office.
Until her recent appointment, Mrs. Ebere Okorie served as the institution’s acting director of information and public relations and also held the position of acting registrar.
In a statement on Monday, Bernadette Nwachukwu, the institution’s chairman of the governing council, announced Okorie’s appointment.
A statement signed by the acting Registrar and Secretary to the Senate, Mr Linus Okoko in Uyo, said the new registrar is an “experienced administrator who has served as either secretary, member and chairperson in several committees and panels of the university.”
The statement added, “The 9th Governing Council of the University of Uyo led by its Chairman, Bernadette Nwachukwu, has announced the appointment of the 8th substantive Registrar, Mrs. Blossom Ebere Okorie, who before her appointment was the acting Director of Information and Public Relations of the University.
“This astute administrator with a track record of commitment and unbroken loyalty to the University of Uyo has climbed the ladder of the administrative cadre and garnered experience as reflected in all the sensitive positions she was privileged to hold in the university.
“Okorie had served as Assistant Registrar and Faculty Officer in the Faculty of Pharmacy; Senior Assistant Registrar and Faculty Officer in the Faculty of Agriculture; Senior Assistant Registrar and Faculty Officer in Faculty of Arts; Principal Assistant Registrar and Head of Academic Staff Establishment, Directorate of Human Resources; Deputy Registrar and Secretary, College of Health Sciences, and the Deputy Registrar and Head of Unit, Directorate of Information and Public Relations.”
