Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi as the new Vice-Chancellor of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt.
The announcement was made in an official government statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
According to the statement, the appointment takes immediate effect.
Professor Zeb-Obipi succeeds Professor Nlerum Okogbule, who was appointed as Vice-Chancellor by former Governor Nyesom Wike on 5 March 2020.
Before his appointment, Zeb-Obipi was a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management. He also served as the Director of the Information and Communication Technology Centre at the university