FUTO: How Nnenna Oti Broke The Record |The Source

By Adesina Soyooye

Nnenna Oti, a Professor of Soil Science and Environmental Conservation, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 shattered the records at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO.

Established in 1980, FUTO is the oldest Federal University  of Technology in Nigeria. But in its 41year history, it has never had a female Vice Chancellor. On Tuesday, Professor Oti broke that jinx.

And, she did it in style – beating an all-male star-studded field.

Over 70 Professors applied for the high profile job. The list was pruned down to the best eight for the final interview and selection.

At the end of the exercise, Oti was unstoppable, scoring a total of 75.5 per cent. Her closest rival, Professor Ikechukwu Dozie  according to the Chairman of FUTO’s Governing Council, Prof. John Offem, who announced the result, scored 69.7 per cent.

Prof. Oti has always been a woman of distinction in academics, an all-rounder.

She holds a First Class degree (B.Agric), Soil Science, from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, a Masters in Soil Science (Soil Biology and Biochemistry option), UNN, a Post Graduate Diploma in Irrigation Engineering (Distinction) from Katholic University  Leuven, Belgium, and a PhD in Soil and Environmental Conservation from FUTO.

Until her appointment as the Vice Chancellor, she was the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, FUTO.

She will take over in June 2021, as the 8th substantive Vice Chancellor of FUTO.

Born on November 15, 1958,  in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, she is married to Dr. Nnannaya Oti. The couple has three children.