Federal Polytechnic Oko: FG Appoints Uche Onyegbu As Acting Rector

Mr Uche Onyegbu (Photo Credit: Peoples Gazette)

The Federal Government has appointed Mr Uche Onyegbu as the new Acting Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Oko Anambra State of Nigeria. 

According to a statement signed by Omotayo F. Adeyemi, Director, Human Resource Management, for the Honorable Minister, the appointment came as the tenure of the Engr Franca Nwafulugo came to an end on the 2nd of February, 2024.

For seventeen unbroken years, Uche Onyegbu has served four consecutive Rectors meritoriously as Secretary and left for classroom when the ovation was loudest.  

By the time he veered into lecturing, he had garnered sufficient experience that stood him out as a well grounded administrator and academic.  

Apart from his professional certificate in secretaryship, he holds a B.SC, M.SC and MPA in Public Administration and is on the verge of completing his doctoral programme in one of the leading Universities in Nigeria. 

He is a Fellow Nigeria Institute of Public Administrators (FNIPA), 

Member Nigerian Institute of Management Fellow Professional Secretaries of Nigeria (FPSN). 

He has held the following positions: Lecturer-in-charge, Public Administration (Week-End Programme), Coordinator, Pre – ND (Business) – during which period the programme was accredited by the NBTE, Head, Dept of Public Administration, Director, Student Industrial Works Experience Scheme (SIWES), 

Chairman, Polytechnic Central Exams Committee, Director, Academic Planning, Deputy Rector, (Academics).

He has also served in the following Committees as Chairman, Interface Committee Chairman, Accreditation Committee Chairman, Management/ASUP Negotiation Committee on CEP Allowances Payment Resolution, Chairman, Organizing Committee, Political Science Association Conference in Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Chairman, Affiliation Committee, Chairman Central Exams Committee, Chairman Polytechnic Central Appraisal /Promotions Committee, Chairman, Governing Council Committee on students Affairs, Chairman, Management Committee on Diesel/Petrol Procurement, Chairman, Management Staff Welfare Committee, Chairman, Management/SUG Interface Committee, Facilitator, National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), Member, Governing Council, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Member, Management/ Principal Officer/ Management Committee, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Member, Academic Board, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Member, Academic Programme Development, Affiliation and Accreditation, Member, Polytechnic Admissions Committee. Member, Polytechnic Ceremonials Committee, Member, Polytechnic Sports Committee, Member, Polytechnic Virtual Studies Committee, and Member, Committee on Safe Reopening of School.

At the community level, he served variously as secretary General and Vice President respectively.  He has also served his village differently as a Treasurer, Secretary and Chairman respectively. Chairman Environmental Committee, Oganiru Estate, GRA, Awka. He is an Ozo title holder – (Nze) in the ancient Kingdom of Ogidi.

He served as Financial Secretary, St. Augustine’s Catholic Chaplaincy, Federal Polytechnic, Oko; 1st Vice Chairman, Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church, Ogidi; Vice Chairman SS Peter & Paul Zone 6 CMO, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church GRA Awka; and a Knight of St. John’s  (KSJI).

Uche Onyegbu is happily married and the union is blessed with five children.