*As Former VC , Prof. Salami commended President Bola Tinubu Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND)
By Precious Okogbe
BENIN CITY – Prof. Edoba Omoregie (SAN) on Monday sworn-in as the 11th substantive Vice Chancellor of University of Benin, Edo State at the Ugbowo campus of the university.
Omoregie, until his appointment as the 11th Vice-Chancellor, UNIBEN was on national assignment with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abuja, the think-tank of Nigeria’s National Assembly as Director, Legislative Support Services.
Earlier, the former Vice Chancellor , Prof. Lillian Salami commended the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) policy of the Bola Tinubu administration, stating that the intervention would give relief and succor to hundreds of students without means to pursue their academic dreams on board.
She said NELFUND is a work in progress that still needs to be better administered in order to meet the needs of more indigent students who may not be able to meet their education needs financially.
Prof Lillian Salami made the commendation on Monday in her speech during the handing over ceremony at the end of her 5- years tenure as the 10th Substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin ,Edo State/Inauguration11th Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Edoba Omoregie (SAN) on Monday in Benin.
According to her, ” NELFUND is trying to bring in equity, equality to everybody and for me it is a process that is still in the works we have not gotten there,there are a lot of things we are trying to get in place , trying to bring those that are outside into the system . We are still working on how to get more students to key into the system. We need to step up our game to bring a lot of people into the system.”
Commenting on her efforts to improve the University of Benin in her 5 years sojourn as Vice-Chancellor, she noted that the varsity is better than she met it.
“With all humility ,I think I have done my best to wrap it up. My prayer is that the university can grow higher than we met it
“The challenges are the same as with other tertiary institutions alike, funding, lack of man power, constant strike by academic and non acadamic staff.”She said.
Edoba is a Professor of Constitutional Law and Governance.
Born on April 5, 1969, Prof. Omoregie is a native of Benin and attended the University of Benin for his first, second and third degrees.
He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1992 and conferred with the prestigious Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2021.
