Rip to the acting rector....!..
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Just as the Management, Staff, Cadets and Students of the Academy converged in the Refectory to raise their voices unto the Lord in songs and worship, in faith and belief that the Lord can restore and strengthen the institution, the Management Team cut short the Solemn Assembly to hold an emergency meeting in its Conference Room.
The Registrar of the institution, Mr. M. A. Mkpandiok who for a few weeks have been holding the fort while the Acting Rector, Engr. (Dr.) Anthony Anayo Ishiodu was on medical leave, informed the Management that the Head of the institution could not overcome the ailment he suffered from. He lamented the unfortunate incident, even as members of the Management Team present expressed shock at the devastating news.
About five weeks ago the Acting Rector proceeded to England for treatment, after having been granted special permit to do so by the Federal Government, and returned to Nigeria in less than a forthnight ago. He was being expected to resume work when the sad news of his demise struck Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron as thunderbolt.
Late Engr. (Dr.) Anthony Ishiodu was the first ex-cadet to have risen to the high office of Rectorship in the institution. He was appointed Acting Rector in mid-December, 2015 following the sudden demise of his predecessor in office, Ambassador Joshua Enun Okpo.
In his seven months on the saddle, late Dr. Ishiodu steered the Academy’s ship in the direction of System Sanitization, the projection, promotion and enhancement of Cadets’ Affairs and Curricula Review.
Late Engr. Anthony Ishiodu was a pioneer ex-cadet of our School of Marine Engineering , he was further trained in the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt. He further obtained his Ph.D in the specialty of Maritime Transport from the University of Calabar, Cross River State.
He was a Staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) before joining the Academy in 2000.
As the Academy mourns, Management has declared a 7-day mourning period commencing today. All Staff and Cadets are expected to strap black arm-bands in honour of the late Acting Rector during this period. Also, a formal notification of the Federal Ministry of Transportation on the matter, by the Academy’s Management, is envisaged.
May his soul find rest in the bosom of his Creator, as the Academy mourns!
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