The Anambra House of Assembly on
today September 11th passed a bill,
changing the name of the state-
owned university at Uli to
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
University.
The bill was passed during the
plenary of the legislature in Awka to
honour the former Biafra hero.
The decision followed the report of
the House Committee on Education
which recommended the change of
the name. Continue...
Mrs Rita Maduagwu (APGA Nnewi
South 2), the Chairman, House
Committee on Education, recalled
that the bill had been read the
second time on the floor of the
house on Dec. 17, 2013.
She said that the committee found
that the university’s name had been
changed before from Anambra State
University of Science and Technology
and that there were a number of
provisions in the extant law that
required review.
“After due consideration of facts and
information, the committee
recommends that the law
establishing the university be
repealed while a new law aimed at
amending the principal law be
passed,” Maduagwu said.
Mr Valentine Ayika (PDP Njikoka1)
said that the bill was due for
passage since it was read second
time in December 2013.
Mr Tony Muonagor (APC Idemili
North) said that the aim was to
immortalise the late Ojukwu and to
encourage hard work among the
people of the state and Nigeria at
large.
Mr Ebele Obi (APC Idemili South)
said that the passage was a welcome
development.
Mr Obinna Emenakaya (APGA
Anambra East) said that the
application for the change of name
was long over-due since it was
meant to immortalise a man who
fought and lived for the Igbo
people.
The Speaker, Mrs Chinwe Nwaebili,
said that the university would be a
multi-campus institution located in
Awka, Igbariam and Uli.
She said members of the committee
on education did a good work and
urged others to prove their worth on
any assignment given at committee
level or otherwise

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