Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya has emerged as the 16th Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, in Enugu State, South-East of Nigeria.
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, commonly called UNN, founded in 1955 by Nnamdi Azikiwe (but formally opened on 7th October 1960), for the first time gets a native of the hosting community as the Vice Chancellor; Prof Ortuanya is a native of Ohodo in Nsukka.
Prof Ortuanya emerged on Sunday as UNN Vice Chancellor through a transparent process led by the University’s Governing Council under the Chairmanship of Engr. Kayode Ojo.
Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, a distinguished Professor of Law, served under the immediate past Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, and Commissioner of Education.
Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, SJD, FCIArb, FCIA is a Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
His other feats: Special Assistant to the Minister of Information and culture of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Founding/Principal Partner of Prof S.U Ortuanya & Co, (Word Chambers), an innovative and leading 21st century top law firm that provides legal support services across diverse areas of law that touches various business sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Prof Ortuanya was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988 after obtaining an LLB (Honors) degree from the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, in 1987. He obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree from the University of Lagos in 1991 and a Doctorate in Law (S.J.D.) from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2003.
Year 2003–2005, Ortuanya was a Visiting Scholar at Loyola University, Chicago School of Law in the United States of America (USA).
From 2007 to 2011, he served as the Director of Law Clinic and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
From 2013 to 2016, he was Director of ESUT Law Clinic. Also, he was the Head of the Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT).
Books written and published by Prof. Ortuanya include Law of Evidence in Nigeria: Practice and Procedure; HIV/AIDS Law and Policy in Nigeria; Public Health Law and Policy in Nigeria; Human Rights Law in Nigeria: Law, Practice and International Perspectives; Health Law Legislation in Nigeria and Fighting on the Side of Law and Justice: Legal Essays in Honour of Professor G.O.S. Amadi among others.
Professor Ortuanya is a specialist in Law of Evidence, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, Legal Drafting, Public Health Law and Corporate Law. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Administration of Nigeria; Member of American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics; a member, American Health Lawyers Association and a member of International Bar Association (IBA) among others.
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