Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has appointed Professor Amadike Ugbogu as the new Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu.
The institution’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Agwu Agwu, announced the appointment in a statement issued on Saturday.
According to the statement, Professor Amadike Ugbogu will take over as the new ABSU Vice-Chancellor with immediate effect.
The statement read: “Following the recommendation of the Abia State University Governing Council at its 161st Regular Meeting, held on Thursday, 29th October, 2026, the Governor and Visitor to the University, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, has approved the appointment of Professor Amadike Ugbogu, a Professor of Biochemistry, as the 9th Substantive Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu.”
Governor Otti charged the new VC to sanitise the university system and make ABSU one of the best in Nigeria and Africa.
According to the statement, Ugbogu, a Professor of Biochemistry, will officially assume office on November 1, 2026.Ugbogu replaces Prof. Ndukwe James Okeudo, who assumed office on November 1, 2024, on a “rescue mission.”