Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has been appointed a full Visiting Professor and Senior Mentoring Scholar of E-Governance and Strategic Government Studies at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.
Ekweremadu’s media aide, Uche Anichukwu, said in a statement that the deputy senate president would be mentoring doctoral students, junior lecturers, as well as take a lead in advising the University’s research centre on academic issues related to E-Governance and Strategic Government Studies.
Anichukwu said the university described Ekweremadu as “a motivation to the Nigerian youth, both at home and in diaspora”, whose appointment was predicated on his intellectualism and long experience in leadership in Nigeria and Africa.
According to a letter available by Anichukwu, the university said, “Southern University was founded in 1880 and has always been at the forefront of academic research, as well as mentoring of many from the black community in the USA.
“Looking at your academic, administrative, and overall leadership in Nigeria and Africa, you fit perfectly in southern university’s goal to remain a leading research and teaching institution in the United States and beyond.
“We are excited to have you join our university and our research center. We believe the background you bring from your pool of experience will be most valuable to the university community as a whole.
“It is our fervent hope, sir, that you will accept this offer.
“Once again, congratulations, professor Ike Ekweremadu.”
Ekweremadu is a senior legal practitioner and former lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Enugu campus,
He holds a PhD in law and has undergone executive strategic leadership training at the Harvard University and Oxford University.
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