# Charity Angya

Charity Angya was a Nigerian Vice Chancellor at Benue State University appointed in November 2010. Charity Angya graduated at the University of Jos in 1983. She took her honours and doctorate at the University of Ibadan.

## Quotes

* Education is a right and government must abolish any custom or tradition militating against girl-child education in the country.
** Prof Charity in a presentation in 2019.
* Such move will naturally address the violence that women go through in the society.
** Prof Charity speak on gender-based violence in 2019.
* I feel totally overwhelmed by the award that I have received today and I thank the organizers of the event for finding me worthy to be given this recognition.
** Prof Charity brief speech after receiving award in 2021.
* I appreciate in a special way my husband Paul Angya who has been my support through the years, my children for the joy of being a mother to them and my entire family and friends for rooting for me.
** Prof Charity appreciate family and friends in 2021.
* If you check your status and you are already infected, please go for treatment and do not pass on the virus.
** Speaking on HIV treatment and prevention

## Quotes about Charity Angya

* That library project is the most outstanding thing I will remember Prof Angya for.
** Aondowase Iyormee, a 200-Level Religion and Philosophy student speak on the success achieved by Prof Angya in 2015.
* Prof Angya also got accreditation for the Faculty of Law and the College of Health Sciences. These are notable achievements that will take the school to the next level.
** Christopher Agee, a 200-Level Accounting student speak on notable achievements of Prof Angya in 2015.
* I feel Prof Angya is the best of all VCs the university has had so far. We have more development now than we did before.
** Christopher Tyohemba, a 400-Level Mass Communication student, rated the VC high in 2015.
* Prof Angya has also reduced the number of students with extra years.
** Peter Tyeku, a 500-Level Law student speak on improved academic rating by Prof Angya in 2015.
* I pray that this award be the wind to my sail and provides the drive needed to reach out to serve God and humanity. Thank you all and good night.
* I thank the Almighty God who makes all things possible and Who has been with me on my life journey. I appreciate my parents for the values they drilled into me.
* Administration of matriculation oath is a covenant between you and the university. The vice chancellor said that the institution matriculated 4,900 students. (NAN)
* There are more women now going to school and getting an education, but the question is: Why is there no change in terms of their involvement in higher education management?
* Before now the issue was ‘where are the women’? Now the women are there, the resource is there, but women are not getting in [top positions]. It goes beyond the problem of the women not being qualified.
* Transparency is a major issue in the selection of women leaders, the conference heard. And institutional changes may be needed to transform attitudes before women are selected for the top posts.
* In institutions in some developing nations, while there are more women in some programmes than men, women are still not attaining high positions “and that is because there is a lack of transparency.
* I was contesting with 10 men, and I was the only female. I was going to appear before a senate that was mostly male. I was going to appear before a council that was mostly male.
* Some of the male sympathisers said: ‘Well, we know you are qualified for this position but it is not time yet for a woman to take the leadership of this institution. But I felt it was time.