Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has inaugurated new governing council members of Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), Agbani.

The newly reconstituted body has the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Most Rev. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah as Pro-chancellor and chairman.

Other members of the council include Monsignor Obiorah Ike; traditional ruler, Igwe Sampson Ukpabi; Lady Jane Udewo Nnamani; Prof. Emmanuel Ezeugwu; Dr. Carol Nwakeago Obayi and Mrs. Patricia Mgbaonyere Nwobodo, while the Vice Chancellor of the school, Prof. Luke Anike, will serve as an ex-officio member.

Speaking at the inauguration, Ugwuanyi stressed his commitment to sustain the current progress experienced in the school, adding that the welfare of the students will remain the cardinal objective of his administration.

The governor also ordered that the salaries owed the 153 laid off staff of the school to be paid.

In his address, the chairman of the council, Prof Onah assured the goivernor of their collective resolve to collaborate with his administration and lift the school to an enviable height.