THE BATTLE FOR THE SEAT OF VICE CHANCELLOR IN UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR: WHO DOES THE CAP FIT?

The position of the vice chancellor of the University of Calabar is gradually folding arms to pave way for another to take his or her turn. In less than 6 months from now, the incumbent Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. James Epoke will hold sway and return back to the medical laboratory science department where he hails from as lecturer. Epoke's years in office as the vice chancellor of the institution is said to have witnessed a lot of achievements and developments both academically and in the area of infrastructures including the CES building recently commissioned by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the digital conduct of elections in school and the students online portal are all the landmark achievements by the current VC, Prof. Epoke's administration.
With these aforementioned achievements recorded by Epoke's administration, however, one, most especially students of that era, will not easily forget the August 2011 mayhem that resulted in the purported students riot that damaged millions of both the students and the university properties. On who wears the cap next after Epoke of, we cannot anymore pretend of many a persons eying the adorable position of the university, which is said to be zoned this time to the northern of Cross River, as the previous vice chancellors are said to have emerged from the south and central respectively. Some of the men who are said to be in dire need of the number one seat of the institution, topmost among them nclude the current dean of the Faculty of Arts and a one time Commissioner of Education of Cross river, Prof. Zana Akpagu, the person mostly viewed as the most likely persons to succeed Epoke. Also, on the other hand of the show of interest is the former dean if Graduate School, Prof. Bussing with the present Cross River Commissioner of Education, Prof.Offiong Offiong also unalloyed with his indication of interest for the same very much embattled seat.
The dean of the Faculty of Social Science, Prof. Aniah is also not asleep with his flinching taste for the same seat; while unconfirmed rumour has it that the immediate past dean of Allied Medical Science, Prof.(Mrs)Ann Asuquo prowls for the position.
If the rumour about Ann Asuquo is anything to come by then she will be the only eagle eyed woman in the race. Among these well heated contenders, WHO WILL THE CAP FIT?
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