12/08/2026
UNIPORT VC TO RECEIVE ADVENTIST STUDENTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOR SANITATION MEGA RALLY
The new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Professor Chike Princewill Rewhuamwhu Chike, is expected to receive members of the Adventist Students Alumni Association at the university’s Senate Building today, Wednesday, August 12, as part of activities marking the Adventist Students Fellowship (ASF) UNIPORT Alumni Homecoming.
Professor Chike assumed office as the 10th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt on July 13, 2026, succeeding Professor Owunari Georgewill.
The Vice-Chancellor is expected to address participants and officially commission a sanitation exercise and mega rally aimed at giving back to the university community.
The programme is part of this year’s homecoming celebration, themed “Generations United Alumni Homecoming.” Speaking ahead of the event, the Chairman of the Central Planning Committee, Mr. Fortune Oye, described the meeting with the new Vice-Chancellor as an honour for the association. And hoped the church leadership and members would attend the event in large numbers.
"Meeting with the new Vice-Chancellor is a great honour for us, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share this vision with him. We are also calling on the church leadership and members to come out in large numbers and support this historic homecoming.
He also expressed that the alumni association, in collaboration with the ASF UNIPORT Chapter, NAAS Port Harcourt Zone, and Public Campus Ministry, was returning to the university to contribute to the community that had played a significant role in shaping its members.
“This is a special opportunity for us to reconnect with our alma mater and give back to the university community that shaped us," Oye said.
Activities lined up for the day include campus sanitation, a mega rally, a drug awareness campaign, distribution of flyers and books, and the donation of waste bins to the university community. These activities are intended to promote environmental cleanliness, raise awareness about drug abuse, and make a practical contribution to the university.
The programme will take place at the Abuja Campus Convocation Arena, University of Port Harcourt. Participants are expected to meet by 8:00am, while the rally is scheduled to begin at 9:00am prompt today, Wednesday, August 12.
