The founder and proprietor of Gregory University Uturu Prof Gregory Ibe has expressed disappointment over the recent withdrawal of the accreditation status of Abia State Polytechnic Aba by the National Board for Technical Education(NBTE).

The Abia state governorship candidate on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA for the 2023 general elections, said he would declare state of emergency on education if elected .

According to Ibe, his evaluation of the current status of educational institutions in the state was the major reason he would declare state of emergency on the sector to restore the sector to it's past glory.

Prof Ibe made the statement while reacting to the recent development of withdrawal of accreditation to Abia State Polytechnic

" I sympathized with the students and staff of the institution whose academic programme have been truncated by the NBTE pronouncement" he said According to Prof Ibe, this is one withdrawal of accreditation too many to Abia state educational development.

According to him, this period is definitely not a good time to be an academic in Abia state .

"I am particularly pained by this sad development because of the preponderance of interventions I initiated through TETfund collaborations and distribution of palliatives to staff members as a way of forestalling this tragic outcome. Tell me what will be the fate of the unfortunate students whose academic progression has been forcefully truncated and the dilemma of staff whose woes arising from many months of unpaid salaries have been further compounded?” he asked .

Continuing, he said , " My evaluation of the current status of educational institutions in the state was the major reason i will declare state of emergency on the education sector if elected governor in 2023".

While sympathising with the students , he announced his willingness to absorb OND certified students of Abia Polytechnics into Gregory university Uturu to enable them convert to degree students

In his words “Leveraging the unimpressive outcome of survey conducted by industry experts on educational institutions in Abia state, which deployed Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indices and international best practices in education to assess the true health status of our primary, secondary and tertiary schools, I once again reaffirm my resolve to declare state of emergency that will lead to comprehensive reform of the sector once I am elected governor in 2023. But to create an immediate response to the Abia Polytechnic debacle, I have requested the management of our institution to work out modalities for possible absorption of desiring OND certified students of Abia Poly into Gregory University Uturu for conversion to degree scholars”.
Recalled that Prof Ibe had in the past initiated distribution of large consignment of food items to staff of Abia State Polytechnic Aba and Abia State University Uturu while facilitating critical interventions by federal government agencies for both institutions.

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