The 17th Governing Council of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has appointed Professor Princewill R. Chike as the institution’s 10th substantive Vice-Chancellor.
Professor Chike, an accomplished scholar and medical physician, brings extensive administrative and public service experience to the role.
He previously served as Rivers State Commissioner for Health and successfully led the State’s Primary Health Care Management Board. He was also a member of the Executive Council under Governor Nyesom Wike.
An indigene of Ikwere, Professor Chike takes over from the 9th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill, following a peaceful and successful transition process.
The appointment, which concludes a rigorous selection exercise, was overseen by the 17th Governing Council, chaired by the Pro-Chancellor, Distinguished Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, PhD.
