Soludo Appoints Kukah to Key Position

Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, has named Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Chancellor of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State.

Christian Aburime, Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, said in a press release on Wednesday that the development had happened.

The statement says that Kukah’s appointment as chancellor of the University is meant to use his global network to help build international partnerships, encourage ethical leadership at the University, and show that the University is committed to producing well-rounded graduates.

Aburime said that Kukah is a well-known Nigerian scholar and priest whose work combines academic study with the fight for social justice in Nigeria.

The statement said that the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, had chosen Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, to be the Chancellor of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State.

“Kukah is a well-known Nigerian scholar and cleric whose work combines academic research with the fight for social justice in Nigeria.

He went to St. Augustine Major Seminary Jos in Plateau State, where he studied philosophy and theology. He then went to the University of Ibadan, where he got a diploma in religious studies, and then to the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, where he got a bachelor of divinity. After that, he got a master’s degree in peace studies from the University of Bradford and a Ph.D. from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 1990.

“He also went to school at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom at different times.

“Kukah is also a prolific writer and the founder of The Kukah Centre, where he has pioneered research-driven advocacy aimed at interfaith harmony and policy reform.”

“The appointment of Bishop Kukah as the chancellor of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University is expected to help the University build international partnerships, encourage ethical leadership, and show that it is committed to producing well-rounded graduates.”