The High Court of Anambra State, sitting in the Otuocha Judicial Division at Onitsha, has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha as Vice-Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University.
The judgment was delivered by Justice Tagbo Anieto on September 26, 2025, in Suit No. OT/301/2025 filed by Prof. Nneka Rita Nnorom against Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, the Governor of Anambra State, and the Attorney-General of Anambra State.
The plaintiff, a professor in the Science Education Department, Faculty of Education of the university at the Igbariam Campus, commenced the action by originating summons.
According to the court, the defendants were served with the originating summons and hearing notices, while Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, listed as the second defendant, entered appearance and challenged the suit through counsel.
In its decision, the court held that the appointment of Prof. Omenugha as Vice-Chancellor was done in full compliance with Section 38 of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Law, 2014.
Justice Anieto held that Prof. Omenugha’s appointment as Vice-Chancellor of the university was confirmed and described the confirmation as “total, absolute, undivided, unblemished, complete, decisive and final.”
Consequently, the court held that the suit succeeded in its entirety and granted the reliefs sought by the plaintiff in the originating summons.
The court also ordered the members, staff, officers, bodies and organs of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University to desist from acts capable of impeding the duties, functions and office of Prof. Omenugha as the confirmed Vice-Chancellor of the institution.
The court made no order as to costs.
Counsel listed in the judgment include K.E. Onyekaa, Esq., for the plaintiff; C.P. Ilodigwe-Nnabugwu, Esq., for the second defendant and also holding brief for counsel to the first defendant; and L.E. Nwangwu, DDPP, with Uchenna Ekwerekwu, Esq., ACSC, for the third and fourth defendants.
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