Imo College of Technological Studies takes off
News    Tuesday, August 16, 2011


By CHIDI NKWOPARA

OWERRI – PLANS have reached advanced stage for the take-off of Imo State College of Advanced Technological Studies in Owerri.







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In a telephone chat, Special Assistant (Print) to Governor Rochas Okorocha, Mr. Ebere Uzoukwa, said the governor will flag-off construction work on the project today.

He said: "To achieve this target, government has ordered Imo Newspapers to move into the old premises of Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, while the infrastructure and facilities of Imo Newspapers will be converted as temporary site for the new college.

"The college will be affiliated to Imo State University, Owerri, and will offer courses in Oil and Gas, Solar Production Technology, Construction, Information Communication Technology, Automobile and Electrical Technology."

Uzoukwa added that the institution will also focus on "graduate retooling to enhance the productivity of Imo youths and position the state as a major supplier of skilled human resources in Nigeria."

The man dey craze becase he does thingsdifferently from other Nigrian leaders

This man, Okorocha, just dey carry first for anything.

BTW, retraining of Nigerian graduates is important, seeing how poorly trained they have become in the last few years.

I pray you have more years in office to fulfil your dreams for the benefit of your people. Rochas, I'm behind you.

This is exactly my pattern of leadership. Try as many positive things as possible using very tight budgets.

At the end even if many fails, many will succeed and you will have more successful projects than those sitting by the fence stealing government funds.

Bravo!!

Rochas you are impressive!!!!!
With your kind of ideas and willingness to pilot affairs of your state,one can say you truly are a rare breed in Nigeria.
Wish Ndi Igbo know how to market a person cos i see good product i can vote for, if they drop that there extreme hating of other people.

This may be a good development but at the same time, Imo state University has to be relocated to Etiti. The site of the old Imo state university is still under utilised. It is not proper for every high institution to be located in Owerri. Alternatively, Imo state can establish a state poly at Etiti campus of the old Imo state university.

He's doing a great thing and should be encouraged. Craze no dey worry am abeg

Well done Gov Owelle Rochas,mr peter obi of anambra state please learn from this man,stop fooling around

@OP

Rochas okorocha’s actions in Imo State with regard to education are perpetuation of fool’s theory. Instead of engaging in actions that will build industries and factories that could provide jobs for millions of graduates in Imo State, the governor is still talking about schools which will grind out additional unemployed or unemployable graduates.

Dede1:

@OP

Rochas okorocha’s actions in Imo State with regard to education are perpetuation of fool’s theory. Instead of engaging in actions that will build industries and factories that could provide jobs for millions of graduates in Imo State, the governor is still talking about schools wich will grind out additional unemployed or unemployable graduates.

Abeg we know this guy is controversial but won't it be fair to give him some time before hurling stones his way?

velo10:

Abeg we know this guy is controversial but won't it be fair to give him some time before hurling stones his way?

Having come from Warri and have seen the Petr. Training Institue and knowing Owerri very well, I doubt if this is sustainable. A specialized college of advanced technologies needs to be well funded. There is need for it to have equipment and facilities that can produce graduates with a good knowledge of technologies even in the highly technology-driven oil and gas industries.

Again, why establish this school in Owerri again. Owerri is over saturated with educational institutions, FUTO, IMSU, POLYNEK, IMOPOLY, AICE. Why not locate this new school in Okigwe or other towns in Imo begging for development.

RAO is trying to invest in this new project, there is TESAC in Orlu. What has he done for that school. Though it is just a skill acquisition center, he should put money there to raise it to a good and reputable school to further develop Orlu. I am not too sure of School of Nursing. I cannot remember if it is a Fed. or State Institution. But these schools as well need attention,

RAO should slow down and govern and stop all these propaganda. Specialized schools of technology need good money and funding and not propaganda to run.

He has ordered them to move into Imo Newspapers, let him order IMSU to move into their permanent site too. Lake Nwaebere is not a conventional location of a conventional university!

^I agree with you to some extent. Owerri is filled to the brim.School of Nursing Orlu,Mbano and Amaigbo are all state owned.
btw,,whats TESAC?
Okigwe is more of Abia and besides there is an University there already.

velo10:

Abeg we know this guy is controversial but won't it be fair to give him some time before hurling stones his way?

When a link in food chain is broken, it ensures dire consequences. It is a waste of time, resources and vicious circle of spawning graduates without jobs if Imo State has to be filled to the brink with schools but industries and factories.

I am not sold to feel-happy goofy stuffs and do not buy into diminutive emptiness which is one of many manifestations of fanfarism.

Any governor in Igbo land who is oblivious to the joblessness of young and old graduates in the land should be shot. Imo State needs factories not Schools.

ifyalways:

^I agree with you to some extent. Owerri is filled to the brim.School of Nursing Orlu,Mbano and Amaigbo are all state owned.
btw,,whats TESAC?
Okigwe is more of Abia and besides there is an University there already.

Technical Skills Acquisition Centre, It presently occupies the old site of Alvan Ikoku College of Education, opposite Bishop Shanahan College, Orlu.

Then RAO should also invest into these schools of nursing! I have been to School of Nursing in Amaigbo and believe me, government should "rush" some money to that school. I wonder the kind of Nurses they produce from that unfriendly environment.

I think SONCHO (school of nursing and community health owerri) is Fed since it is close to the Fed. Med. Centre.

All these need money and for heaven's sake, why is RAO "toying" with the idea of College of Advanced Technology?

rolchi:

Then RAO should also invest into these schools of nursing! I have been to School of Nursing in Amaigbo and believe me, government should "rush" some money to that school. I wonder the kind of Nurses they produce from that unfriendly environment.

I think SONCHO (school of nursing and community health owerri) is Fed since it is close to the Fed. Med. Centre.

All these need money and for heaven's sake, why is RAO "toying" with the idea of College of Advanced Technology?

Na my Alma mata you dey yab like dat.Nursing is even better off,enter Health Tech and Community health for OrieChineke Amaigbo and u'd be shocked.

There are more than enough schools and hotels in Owerri and Imo state generally.Investing in Industries and factories would be a better idea.

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Investing in factories and industries should not be the job of government. Government at various level has proved to be incapable of running businesses. Focusing of infrastructure and creating enabling environment is what government should be doing. This applies to Rochas.

ifyalways:


Na my Alma mata you dey yab like dat.Nursing is even better off,enter Health Tech and Community health for OrieChineke Amaigbo and u'd be shocked.

There are more than enough schools and hotels in Owerri and Imo state generally.Investing in Industries and factories would be a better idea.

Sorry oh! I do not intend it so. I am just angry with the state of "even" schools in Owerri and RAO is going around issuing "orders". I wonder if he thinks of all these schools when he talks of free education and security vote to fund education!

Ok, even if Owerri has comparative advantage over PHC or in the whole of SE in the Tourism/Hospitality Industry, then government of RAO should make the environment conducive for proper tourists that spends heavy cash. What programmes and policies will bring people closer to Owerri with the real cash? There is need for sound health facilities, near perfect security arrangement, efficient road facilities, etc. This will develop Owerri more.

If he does this, this will reduce pressure on PHC and bring some industries there. Again, I hope if he is smart enough to pressure the FG quietly to include a rail route connecting PHC/Owerri direct. This will give Owerri a pseudo-direct access to the sea via PHC to bring raw materials!

Abeg, I tire for RAO!

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Rochas is about the fastest governor in terms of innovative ideas; he is barely three months old. I think we should give him time to deliver. He has not ran of ideas yet.

PointB:

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Investing in factories and industries should not be the job of government. Government at various level has proved to be incapable of running businesses. Focusing of infrastructure and creating enabling environment is what government should be doing. This applies to Rochas.

I agree with your analogy of government and industries. The same analogy is even apparent in negativity with government and schools. The state of schools in Nigeria bore witness to written indictment of government meddling in school business.

Nobody is requesting government to take over industries and factories as it did with schools. The people of Imo State are fully deserving of a government that will engage in setting up infrastructural and political policies geared toward environment conducive for localization of industries and factories in the state.

Since Rochas Okorochas has been sworn-in as governor of Imo State, he has never endeared himself to the dismal situation of unemployment in the state.

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PointB:

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Rochas is about the fastest governor in terms of innovative ideas; he is barely three months old. I think we should give him time to deliver. He has not ran of ideas yet.