Ekweremadu Gets US Varsity Appointment

Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President, has been appointed, a full Visiting Professor and Senior Mentoring Scholar of E-Governance and Strategic Government Studies by The Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

This was contained in a statement on Thursday by Uche Anichukwu, Special Adviser on Media to Ekweremadu.

Ekweremadu, according to the appointment letter dated February 2018, is expected to mentor doctoral students, junior lecturers, as well as take a lead in advising the University’s research center on academic issues related to E-Governance and Strategic Government Studies.

The university, which described the senator as “a motivation to the Nigerian youths, both at home and in diaspora”, predicated his appointment on his intellectualism and long experience in leadership in Nigeria and Africa.

Reacting to the development, David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, described the appointment as a clear manifestation of scholarship, dedication to duty and hard work, while describing Ekweremadu as a perfect politician and a gentleman whose passion for the enthronement of rule of law is total.

Ekweremadu has also held several leadership positions, including local government chairman, Chief of Staff, Government House, Enugu, Secretary to the Government of Enugu State, and is currently serving a fourth term as senator and third term as Deputy Senate President. He is the only Nigerian that has served as Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament.