First female Student Union Government (SUG) President of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Blessing Alims has appointed 50 aides.
The appointments were confirmed in a letter dated August 1, 2024, and signed by Alims.
According to the letter, the appointments take immediate effect after screening and confirmation by the Senate.
Alims was elected on June 14, 2024, as the first-ever female SUG President of the university.
Alims is currently studying Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at the Department of Political Science with a CGPA of 4.75 at the moment.
She hails from Gakem, in Bekwarra LGA, Cross River State.
In 2022, Blessing Alims was one of the winners amongst over 150 contestants drawn from across Africa to participate in the Youngers Foundation Female and More Social Impact Project. She was the only winner from Cross River State, a win that saw her going on a 10-day learning visit to Kigali, Rwanda.
Meanwhile, the development has generated mixed reactions from netizens, while many claimed the appointments are way too much and showed a lack of capacity to manage resources others said it’s nothing but a mirror of the larger society.
Moses AZ, posting as @moses_az on X said; “A university is a reflection of the larger society. So, madam president is only following the precedence.
Another X user, Omo Login @Yagba wrote; “Inside those 50 aides you must find one Akpabio, one onunaga, one Reno, and one INEC chairman.”
@rhaymoni, said “She learnt it from our Govt o… Let her showcase the wonderful act! Only in Nigeria will an SSA have SA who then have a PA.”
“Yet people are complaining of Tinubu. This is how it starts. This one never go anywhere see wetin she don dey do. This should be book asked for future purposes,” said Quincy Savalake @savalake231.
@DamilareOdulesi reacted; “She can’t think for herself. So, she needs 50 of them to think for her. That’s a typical Nigerian politician in the making.”
@featswaggs09 said; “In my opinion she might want to test run a politics of involvement in her institution. What I mean, the politics of involvement refers to an approach to governance and social policy that emphasizes active participation and engagement of individuals in political processes and D WAR.”
@diara_sund5497 wrote; “Small office that we are managing. E reach your turn, you turn am to fuji house of commotion.”
