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Fg To Site Fed University Of Tech In Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom by emmsunday30(m): 9:24pm On Jul 18, 2021 |
The Federal Government of Nigeria has
resolved to site the Federal University of
Technology Akwa Ibom in Ikot Abasi
local government area of the state.
This would put to rest agitations and
lobbies from political actors and other
stakeholders in the State for the
University to be sited in their local
government.
Recall that the Federal government
through the Minister for Education,
Adamu Adamu had in June 2021
announced the establishment of new
universities in Jigawa and Akwa Ibom
States as well as upgrade of four others
in other zones.
The Senior Special Assistant to President
Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta
Affairs, Senator Ita Enang in a press
briefing at his Uyo residence on weekend
disclosed that the FG’s choice of Ikot
Abasi as the host was informed by the
federal character rule.
He said as the mastermind and facilitator
of the institution he had loved the
University to be sited in his hometown,
Ndidep Ibiono local government but the
profiling of the institution indicated that
the University of Uyo which is also a
federal University is already located in
Uyo Senatorial district which is his
Senatorial district.
He said out of the three Senatorial
districts in Akwa Ibom, Ikot Ekpene hosts
Federal Polytechnic Ukana and it was
remaining for Eket Senatorial district to
have one and the lot falls on Ikot Abasi
(Eket Senatorial district) which has no
institution in the area.
He, however, decried Governor Udom
Emmanuel’s lobby for the University to
be sited in his local government, Onna,
saying all the infrastructural development
and industries in his administration are
located in his village,(Onna)
Enang called on the traditional rulers,
elders and the leaders across the political
parties in the state to impress on the
governor to withdraw the alleged ‘self-
centred move and allow the institution to
be sited in Ikot Abasi for fairness and
spread.
He thanked President Buhari and the
Federal Ministry of Education for their
magnanimity without considering that the
Federal University of Uyo, Maritime
Academy, Oron; Federal Polytechnic
Ukana were all existing in the state.
“The question of location is that Mr
President and the Federal government
considered that there should be a spread
of federal institutions in every state. In
Akwa Ibom State, he has considered that
there is already a University of Uyo, in
Uyo Senatorial district and there is a
federal Polytechnic in Ukana in Ikot
Ekpene Senatorial district and the only
place that does not have a federal
Tertiary institution is the Eket Senatorial
district and it is resolved that the
University is sited at the Eket Senatorial
district, Ikot-Abasi precisely.
”I want to congratulate the people of Ikot
abasi and my brother Senator Udo
Udoma because the University is going to
his own local government.
“Unfortunately, the governor has written
formally for the University to be sited in
his local government of Onna, I’ve
considered his action as improper,
imprudent and not acting as governor of
Akwa Ibom State. The governor is acting
in a manner that could be described as
Udomcentric, Onnacentric, IMM (I, Me
and Myself) he was chosen to be the
governor of the entire Akwa Ibom people
and not the chairman of Onna local
government or councillor representing his
ward.
“Onna has the University teaching
hospital, Onna has the flour mill, Onna
has the plywood mill, Onna has syringe
factory, every good road is made in
Onna, Onna has the biggest private
estate owned by one person. How?
“Every person who is in any position of
responsibility should know that he is in
that position as a trustee of the people,
and there is a terminal date and when
you come out if you don’t face the
consequences of your inaction while in
office, you will face it after and you will
not be able to correct it.
“I pray his Excellency, gov Udom
Emmanuel not to press and push for the
Federal University to be kept in Onna, he
should support that it goes to Ikot Abasi
and be part of the success of that
institution. He doesn’t know how this
started from 2017, 2018, 2019, and how I
struggled for it, now it has come; in the
wisdom of spreading, let us work
together to make that University a
success.” |
Re: Fg To Site Fed University Of Tech In Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom by Vision4God: 10:17pm On Jul 18, 2021 |
I have lost count of the number of new universities that just got approvals in the last one year. Congratulations Nigeria. BTW pls we need our agricultural sector booming, let farmers go to farm peacefully 1 Like |
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