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| Dr. Nalova Signing To Take Office |
Prof. Jacque Fame Ndongo, Minister of
Higher Education and Chancellor of Academic Orders, has called on the newly
appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Buea, Dr. Pauline Nalova Lyonga
(Associate Professor), to work in line with the new university governance
policy.
The MINESUP Boss made the request in
the Amphitheater 750, July 4, while installing UB's fourth Vice Chancellor who
appears to be the second female at the helm of a university across the country.
While describing Dr. Nalova as an
astute researcher and tenacious administrator, Prof. fame Ndongo implored her
to always encourage dialogue among stakeholders, sustain regularity and
performance of academics, pursue the maximisation and improvement of
infrastructures left by predecessor and to consolidate the climate of peace and
conviviality that reigns in UB. In addition, Dr. Nalova will be faced with the
task of giving the University of Buea more doctoral schools in order to produce
teaching staff and to scrupulously respect laws of the country and that
relating to the management of state affairs and resources.
"I am confident Dr. Nalova will
make the government proud as she has always done", the Minister revealed
and thanked His Excellence Paul Biya, apostle of the New University Governance,
for the appointments.
According to the Former VC, Prof.
Vincent P.K Titanji, who is due retirement, UB's voyage will be safe, because henceforth the captain is a woman of mettle, full of foresight and passion for
excellence.
On her part, Dr. Nalova Lyonga of
Bakweri extraction expressed much optimism. "Everyone should bring their
cards on the table and we are going to go where the university and the
government would want its citizens to go".
It should be noted that Dr. Nalova is
ingrained in the university system. In 1985, he was recruited as a lecturer and
transferred to the University of Buea in 1993 where she has been involve in
Feminine Literature, Gender and Literature. She was Director of Academic
Affairs in UB from 1999 till 2005 when she was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Teaching. From 2007, Dr. Nalova was Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge
of Teaching, Professionalization and Development of Information and
Communication Technolgies until Friday when she was elevated to the post of VC
by Presidential Decree No. 2012/33 of 29 July 2012.
On hand during the installation
ceremony were Bakweri chiefs on behalf of South West Chiefs, who poured royal
blessings on Nalova. Prominent among the elites in attendance was
Rt.Hon.Chief.Justice Benjamin Itoe who urged all Cameroonians of goodwill to
appreciate the merits in Dr. Nalova.
The DETECTIVE observed that the
expectations of staff and students are high, ranging from rebuilding the image
of UB, ensuring staff discipline, ensure proper lighting on campus, improving
on the transcript situation, to several others.
By AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG
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