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By Destiny Tamunoala Emmanuel  .      Prof. Thankgod Chikordi Agwor      On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the academic atmosphere at Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, was suffused with intellectual gravity as scholars, professionals, policymakers, and students converged for the institution’s 126th Inaugural Lecture.  The stately Dr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike Senate Building provided a fitting setting for a discourse that sought not only to interrogate Nigeria’s persistent governance challenges but also to unveil the structural mechanisms that silently sustain them. The occasion reaffirmed the university’s tradition of scholarship anchored in national relevance and public responsibility. Presiding over the event, the Vice-Chancellor, Isaac Zeb-Obipi, welcomed the audience on behalf of the Governing Council, Management, Senate, Staff, and Students. In his opening remarks, he underscored governance failure as one of the most consequ...