Little over four months
into his appointment as the head of department, HOD, of the department of
journalism and mass communication, at the University of Buea, Dr Kinsley Lyonga la Ngange, has not only proven his
detractors wrong but is already building a legacy for himself as that HOD who
rescued the limping journalism department from chaos.
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| Kinsley Lyonga la Ngange, a revolutionist to the marrow |
After his appointment
last August to head the department which molded him, Dr Ngange immediately
went to work in fulfillment of his promise to completely revalorise the teaching
and learning process at the department which for years now seemed to have
fallen into an abyss.
Taking over an almost
lifeless department marred by power tussle, camps, marks-gifting and
uncontrolled favoritism by his predecessor, Dr Ngange first took it upon himself
to reunite the fractured department and placing it on it well-merited position
as the best journalism training institution in the country.
Migrating from the
position of faculty officer at the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences
where his reforms and efforts keep the faculty afloat, the ace CRTV reporter was
determined to use his widely acquired knowledge from teaching throughout Africa
and the world to transform the department whom he says is he holds close to his
heart.
Upon his appointment,
he announced to a battery of reporters that he will embark on a radical
transformation of the department. And in less than four months it is reported
that “life” has seemingly returned to the department.
Not only has the
university teaching radio, Chariot FM,
which was off air for months resume active and uninterrupted broadcast, but we
gathered that he single-handedly financed and revived the Chariot Newspaper considered as primal in the training of future
journalist.
An act which has
yielded him much support and acclamation not just from his students but top
administrators of UB as well. Information from the central administration of
the university states that the journalism HOD has already won the heart of the
new vice chancellor thanks to his landmark achievements recorded in less than
four months.
In a bid to ensure the
progress and growth of the department, Dr Ngange who on countless occasions has
being invited by top universities in African and the US to lecture on media
related issues, last year embark on a mission to mobilize the departments
alumni.
Accompanied by close
collaborator, the “revolutionist” took the towns of Douala and Yaoundé by storm
where he met with dozens of former students of the department to sensitize them
on the need to come together and provide a better learning environment to the
future generation.
The journalism guru who has set many record including the first
former student to be brought back into the department as a lecturer, the
pioneer PhD holder and the first former student to be appointed HOD among
others, upon his appointment reiterated the need to professionalize studies by
bringing in more experts to lecture with the students.
A pledge
he has since his appointment respected to the latter. The university don who
according to his collaborators is not just assiduous, hardworking but tactful told
this reporter that with the full support of his staff, the department of
Journalism and Mass Communication will retain its place as the leading trainer
of journalists and communication experts in the nation.
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