*SOS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NEED TO ACTIVATE NDDC IMSU STUDENTS HOSTEL TO ENABLE US TACKLE SUBSEQUENT ACCOMMODATION CHALLENGES AND REDUCE THE UNBEARABLE RENT IN PRIVATE HOSTELS

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Absolute silence leads to sadness and it is the image of death. Ella Wheeler Wilcox also confirmed the above with her popular saying that “To sin by silence when we should speak, Makes cowards out of men.” My concern and that of my fellow Students of Imo State University bothers on the high rate of hostel rents and it's incessant increment, intimidation from various managers of these private hostels which most at times results to bullying and harassment, use of illegal and unlawful means to extort from our dear vulnerable students and lots more.

Lest I forget, I wish to appreciate the efforts of Tertiary Education Trust Fund - TETFUND, a body which has greatly helped to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerian institutions especially Imo State University in terms of infrastructural development, academic upgrade and other issues. Our Loving and workaholic Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mrs V. A. Obasi and her management team and the Rescue Mission Administration led by His Excellency, Owelle Dr Rochas Okorocha for their various inputs to ensure that our institution gets a facelift.

But it is quite unfortunate, disheartening and shameful that a building which has been under construction since 2006 is yet to serve its purpose. Just imagine the NDDC students hostel sited at Lake Nwaebere built since 2013 has turned to a hideout for hoodlums instead of serving its purpose for Imo stars. Our visit to the complex made us shed uncontrollable tears as the building which is suffering reckless abandonment after its alleged commissioning in 2013 has no access road connecting it to the campus roads and no provision for Electricity. According to our findings, there are strong indications that the building is leaking due to faulty roofing, needs rehabilitation as the entire plumbing work has become a mess, no furnishing done yet as the entire environment is fast growing into a forest and my question is; who commissioned this half baked project and why the silence over this issue?

While private owned hostels place their rent charges for a room between the rate of N120,000 and N200,000 per annum even with their poor facilities, I believe the provision of affordable hostels like that of the NDDC in the University when made to function will be a great succor and also drastically curtail the excesses, greed, extortion and madness from these private hostel owners. Recently, our visit to the students hostel under construction by TETFUND inside the campus has shown that efforts are being made by TEtfund and the management of our dear institution to set good track records in tackling the accommodation menace but that is not enough. We need the NDDC hostel to function and serve its purpose!

We are not unaware of the promise by the State Government to assist us in constructing an access road for the NDDC hostel which has suffered alot of setback or possibly has been forgotten but we believe the Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha led administration has great love for education and students. We appeal to all and sundry, people of good mind and the Students' Union Leaders to join us in reaching the authorities in charge while We call on the rescue mission Government and the management of NDDC to look into this matter for a stitch in time they say, saves nine. We are really suffering!

Imo Must be better!
IMSU must be great!

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