Department of Estate Management

Prof. C. E. Ekenta

Head of Department

Estate Management

Estate management department was among the five programmes domiciled in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences from its inception in 1982. However, off the initially five (5) programmes, Land Surveying and Estate Management was joint department until in March 1990, the Estate Management programme was separated from Land Surveying to remain as an independent single department/programme in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences.

Estate management from inception and to date offers progressions that lead to the award of: Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech); Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Estate Management; Master of Sciences (MSc) in Estate Management with option in either (Real Estate Valuation and Investment Analysis, Real Estate Development and Project Management, Facility/Property Maintenance and Management, Environmental Valuation and Management, and Land Management and Sustainable Development); and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Estate Management. All the programmes are fully accredited by both the professional body of Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON) and Nigeria University Commission (NUC).

The Estate management is principally concerned with the direction, supervision and control of interests in landed property, as well as, the study of the use, development and management of land, natural resources and the built environment. All are geared towards obtaining maximum economic returns from the available resources, taking cognisance of the social and political recompences and long-term development. Therefore, the department is established to produce competent Estate Surveyors and Valuers with sufficient technical knowledge and skills to improve the use of land resources and thereby facilitate the economic development of University and the Nation at large.

PROFILE OF THE HOD

Prof. Chukwuemeka Edmund Ekenta is a Professor of Valuation and Real Property Investment. He holds B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D degrees in Estate Management from Abia State University, Uturu with over 12 years Post-Doctoral research experience.

Prof. Ekenta is a Fellow of The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers and a consultant in private practice with over 25 years professional practice experience. He is a prolific academia with chain of scholarly articles published in reputable national and international journals to his credit.

Prof. Ekenta has received numerous awards and he is the current Head Department of Estate Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt having served for four tenures. He is the paramount head (EPUM) of Duruaku, Umuenyi Autonomous Community, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo State.

He is happily married to his hearthrob and the marriage is blessed with wonderful children

Staff list in the Department

Name	Rank	Area Of Specialisation	Email
Prof. Victor Abaecheta Akujuru	Professor	Valuation & Land Management	akujuru.victor@ust.edu.ng
Prof. Iyenemi Ibimina Kakulu	Professor	Land Management & Valuation	kakulu.iyenemi@ust.edu.ng
Prof. E. Wokekoro	Professor	Facility & Property Management
Prof. C. E. Ekenta	Professor/HOD	Property Investment & Valuation	ekenta.chukwuemeka@ust.edu.ng
Prof. P. W. Ihuah	Professor	Project Management and Property Development	ihuah.paulinus@ust.edu.ng
Dr. Uche Jojce Ogbonda	Senior Lecturer	Property & Facility Management	ogbondau@gmail.com
Dr. Okorji, U. A	Senior Lecturer	Valuation & Property Management	okorji.utchay@ust.edu.ng
Mr. Benebo Abiye Miebaka	Lecturer II	Property Finance & ICT	abiye.benebo@ust.edu.ng
Mrs. Ekwuru Elenwo	Lecturer II	Valuation	ekwuru.elenwo1@ust.edu.ng
Mr. Deeyah Christopher Ledor	Lecturer l	Environmental Valuation	chrisdeeyah@gmail.com
Mrs. Siya Kabaka Brown	Lecturer ll	-	siyakabaka@yahoo.com
Mr. Nkpite Bariene Samuel	Lecturer II	Property Development & Management	nkpitebariene@gmail.com
Mrs. Ogechi Addline Ndubuisi Wechie	Lecturer l	Land Management & Valuation	ogechi.wechie@ust.edu.ng
Mr. Perri Precious	Lecturer II	Valuation	perriprecious@gmail.com
Dr. E. O. Wike	Lecturer I	Valuation & Property Taxation	-
Dr. M. Udom	Lecturer II	Urban Regeneration	-
Dr. M. Udom	Lecturer II	Urban Regeneration	-
Miss A. O. Okpara	Graduate Assistant	-	-
Miss A.O. Okpara	Graduate Assistant	-	-
Amadi, Florence	Assistant Chief Confidential Secretary	-	florence.amadi@ust.edu.ng
Izebe, Sheriff Eugene	Senior Technologist		izebue@yahoo.com
Logho Sorlebabari Lekara	Technologist l		logholekara@gmail.com
Ms. Harmony Ogoloma	Administrative Officer II
Mrs. Rachael Omenunwo	Administrative Officer II
Mrs. Rachael Omenunwo	Administrative Officer II

STRUCTURE OF THE UNIT

University Council

Vice Chancellor

Dean, Faculty of Environmental Sciences

HOD

Estate Management

Non-Academic

Staff

Academic

Staff

PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROGRAMME

The philosophy of the programme is to:

i. Instill in students an appreciation of the complex nature of the relationships between man and his environment.

ii. Involve the students in an intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning and studying.

iii. Provide a broad understanding on and buildings, their construction and use.

iv. Develop in the students the ability to apply their analytical skills to finding solutions to theoretical and practical land resource problems.

v. Develop in the students, entrepreneurial skills of value in self-employment within the profession.

vi. Develop in the students, survival skills in an ever-changing economic, technological and political world.

The Department is established to produce competent Estate Surveyors and Valuers with sufficient technical knowledge and skills to optimize the use of land resources and thereby facilitate the economic development of the Nation. Estate Management is concerned with the supervision and control of an interest in landed property. It may also be defined as the study of the use development and management of land, other natural resources and the built environment. The basic function of the Estate Surveyor and Valuer is to obtain the maximum economic returns from available resources, having regard to the social advantages and long-term developments. The course is designed to prepare students for responsible career positions in the land management profession upon graduation. The varying demands and complex legal, socio-economic and political factors relating to land, calls for graduates with considerable understanding and in-depth knowledge of the theoretical base relating to the administration of the land, together with a sound and broadly based knowledge of the techniques and practices of property valuation; Building construction; Land Surveying; Town Planning; Land Law; Land economics; Property Management Property Development.

The employment prospects of graduates in Estate Management are excellent. There is a wide range of opportunities in occupations dealing with land management, development and planning, property valuation, Estate agency property maintenance, etc. others find interesting careers in banking and other financial institutions, in consultancy, in management, agriculture, and in Urban and Regional analysis.

The Heads of the Department of Estate Management from its joint inception in 1980 and when it separated to independent single department to date are:

Mr. C.J. Timinadi (Ag) 1980 – 1982
Mr. K. Serbeh-Yiadom (Ag) 1982 – 1983
Prof. E.E.Wuddah-Martey 1983 – 1984
Mr. T.K.S. P. Amachree (Ag) 1984 – 1986
Mr. J.W. Amadi (Ag) 1986
Mr. T.K.S. P. Amachree (Ag) 1987 – 1991
Dr. Peter Ibi (Ag) 1991 – 1993
Mr. Victor A. Akujuru (Ag) 1993 – 2004
Mrs. I. I. Kakulu (Ag) 2004 – 2006
Mr. Moses Baridoma (Ag) 2006 – 2011
Dr. I .I.Kakulu (Ag) 2011 – 2012
Dr. P Nwiedor (Ag) 2011 – 2012
Dr. I. I. Kakulu (Ag) 2012 – 2014
Dr. Ebiwari Wokekoro (Ag) 2014 – 2017
Dr. C. Ekenta (Ag) 2017 – 2020
Dr. P.W.Ihuah (Ag) 2020 – date