After more than one year in acting capacity, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has appointed Engr. Dr. Ledum Suanu Gwarah as the substantive Rector of Kenule Beeson Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State.
Gwarah is an indigene of Gwara Community in Babbe District of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Structural Engineering from the Federal University of Technology (FUTO), Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
The Registrar/Secretary to Council, Dr. Emmanuel Onwuka in a statement said the appointment was in line with Sections 37 and 38 of the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Law No. 4 of 2018 which granted the Visitor to the Institution the right to appoint the new Rector.
The new Rector, Engr. Dr. Ledum Suanu Gwarah is a COREN (Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria) certified engineer and also belongs to several professional bodies which include: Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers
Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering and Corporate Administrative Institute
He was until his appointment a Chief Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering as well as Acting Rector of ‘KenPoly’.
The Full Statement
Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa, Polytechnic (‘KenPoly’), Bori, Rivers State uses this medium to notify the general public that, in line with Sections 37 and 38 of the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Law No. 4 of 2018, His Excellency, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, POS (Africa), Governor of Rivers State and Visitor to the Polytechnic, has graciously appointed the Rector of the Institution.
The new Rector is Engr. Dr. Ledum Suanu Gwarah, an indigene of Gwara Community in Babbe District of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Structural Engineering from the Federal University of Technology (FUTO), Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. He is a COREN (Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria) certified engineer and also belongs to several professional bodies which include:
Nigerian Society of Engineers
Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering
Corporate Administrative Institute
He was until his appointment a Chief Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering as well as Acting Rector of ‘KenPoly’. He is a devout Christian, an academic par excellence, and a pragmatic administrator. He is married and blessed with children.
Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, thanks our purpose-driven Governor for this commendable appointment and as well congratulates Engr. Dr. Ledum Suanu Gwarah on his well-deserved appointment and wishes him success/more grace throughout his tenure as Rector.
Signed:
Dr. Emmanuel Onwuka
Registrar/ Secretary of Council
