UNICAL VC reveals stance on sex-for-marks syndrome
November 30, 2025
The outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, has said that she wants to be remembered for fighting sexual harassment and delayed results.
Obi made the remark on Friday night at an event in Calabar, organised by the university to mark the end of her five-year tenure as the 11th substantive vice-chancellor of the institution.
Obi, whose tenure expires on November 30, was appointed vice-chancellor on September 10, 2020, but officially assumed office on December 1, 2020.
She said her commitment to protecting students, especially the female ones, remained one of her greatest achievements as vice-chancellor.
She said: “I fought against sexual predators and ensured the timely release of students’ results to curb frustration within the institution.”
While expressing fulfillment at completing her tenure and thanking God for enabling her to finish strong after five years in office, she said that she would return to the classroom because teaching remained her passion.
Earlier, she addressed staff and students outside her office during a carnival-like, marching-out parade in her honour, thanking them for their support throughout her administration.
She also encouraged them to support her successor to enable him to succeed and take the university to greater heights.
“This institution has recorded significant growth and I am confident that my successor will advance the progress already made,” she said.
Under her leadership, the largest solar power plant in Cross River was built in UNICAL, ensuring stable electricity for the university and its teaching hospital.
Other achievements included upgrading the Faculty of Education to a College, getting Mass Communication accredited, and being elevated to a Faculty.
Her administration also constructed new hostels, introduced departmental scholarships, built a fire service station, and completed the Law Faculty complex.
