A former Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, has reportedly died after a brief illness.
Naija News reports that Edoumiekumo, a former Vice Chancellor of the Niger Delta University (NDU), died on Friday night, a source told The PUNCH on Saturday evening.
The deceased obtained his First School Leaving Certificate from Akeindenowei Primary School, Toru Angiama, in 1982 and his West Africa School Certificate from Ajeromi Ifelodun High School, Lagos State, in 1988.
The late Economics Professor holds a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and two Doctor of Philosophy Degrees, which he obtained from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
On May 17, 2017, the then-governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, approved the appointment of Edoumiekumo as the acting VC of Niger Delta University following the expiration of the tenure of the former VC, Prof. Humprey Ogoni.
On May 2, 2018, he was appointed the fourth substantive VC of the school.
