1. Archives from the Vanguard News Paper November 17, 2010

Between ASUU and South-East governors

IT is no longer news that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) South-East Zone, have been locked in a battle with the South-East Governors of Nigeria.


They closed State-owned universities of that geo-political zone of our country in August this year.

Their grouse: demand that their salaries and allowances be made to be at par with those of their counterparts who teach in Federal Government-owned universities.

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They have cited an agreement purportedly reached by the Federal Government and the national body of their union when the latter went on strike in 2009.


But it will be recalled that the Government in the wake of the resolution of the crisis which attended the said strike, had warned lecturers in state-owned and private universities against using their agreement as a benchmark, advising them to go negotiate with the various state-governments and proprietors of private universities who employed them.

Since the advent of the strike action of South-East ASUU members and the attendant closure by them of the universities in this zone, the various state governments of Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Imo and Ebonyi have made several attempts to appease the lecturers without luck.

Under the aegis of the South-East Governors Forum, Governors Theodore Orji, Peter Obi (Chairman of the forum), Sullivan Chime, Ikedi Ohakim and Martin Elechi had met several times and issued communiqués, explaining to the lecturers that they are handicapped by inadequate funds.

They also resolved to handle the matter at their various individual State levels – a decision which, in fairness to the lecturers, they did not oppose.

In the case of Anambra State, for instance, Governor Peter Obi in a good month, receives about N2 billion from the Federal Allocation. Out of this sum, about one billion, seven hundred million Naira goes into overheads (payment of salaries and other inevitable expenses). It is from the N3 million left that he fixes roads, provides for healthcare, etc.

Because resources are quite paltry here (Anambra is not yet an oil-producing state; oil-producing states receive much higher sums as monthly Federal Allocation), he has drastically, since 2006 (when he assumed office) cut short the cost of governance. Little wonder that he earns much less than his fellow governors, pays much less to his political appointees and civil servants, travels light and hurries to return to Awka each time he travels out so his out-of-station allowances do not soar, etc.


Yet he has demonstrated in action and words that he is committed to improving education and the lot of stakeholders in that sector. In concrete terms, he has built more structures in both Uli and Igbariam campuses of the Anambra State University (ANSU), a university the interest of which past governors of Anambra State had neglected even as they struggled to take her campuses to their bedrooms in their towns of origin.

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In Igbariam campus of ANSU, Governor Obi, among other things, built the Law Faculty from the scratch – a faculty which has been adjudged as the best in the whole of the South-East zone.

He has also added a library to the faculty. In addition, he has built and equipped the Department of Mass Communication and innumerable other structures.

The Uli Campus has also received its fair share of transformation. Numerous structures have sprung up there. They include the Anatomy and Biochemistry buildings and three houses at the Faculty of Engineering , among others.
What is more, Governor Obi has increased the university’s subvention.

Mr. Mike UDAH, is CPS to Governor Obi of Anambra State.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/11/between-ASUU-and-south-east-governors/


2.
ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITYAN ADDRESS BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ANAMBRA STATE
UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR FIIDELIS UZOCIIUKWU OKAFOR,
AT THE 5TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF THE UNIVERSITY
ON FRIDAY 7TH MARCH, 2014, AT THE IGBARIAM CAMPUS
OF THE UNIVERSITY.

Your Excellency, The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
Your Excellency, The Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, CON
The Governor Elect of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano
Your Excellency, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill
Obot Akpabio, CON
Hon Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo
Members of the National Assembly
The Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly
Members of State Executive Council here present
Members of the State Legislature
The Hon Commissioner for Education, Dr. Mrs. Uju Okeke
The Chancellor of Anambra State University, HRM Maj Gen (Dr.) Felix
A. Mujakperuo (rtd), CFR, mni, The Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, and
other University Chancellors here present
The Pro-Chancellor & Chairman of the Governing Council of Anambra
State University,
Prof. Elo Amucheazi
Visiting Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of other Universities
here present
Members of the University Governing Council
Principal Officers of Anambra State University
Former Vice-Chancellors and Registrars of Anambra State University
Rectors and Provosts of Institutions of Higher Learning here present
The Commissioner of Police Anambra State
Chairman of Anambra-East Local Government and other Local
Government Chairmen here present
My Lords, Spiritual & Temporal
Your Royal Majesties
Members of Senate of Anambra State University
Distinguished Academic and Administrative Staff of Anambra State
University
Members of the Students Union Government
Great Eagles and Falcons
Graduands of the 5th Convocation of Anambra State University
Distinguished Members of the Press
Most Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen
1. Welcome
We could not find in the vocabulary of English language a word which
most appropriately expresses our deep feeling of joy for your presence
on this occasion coming from all directions, North, South, East and
West, travelling various distances to honour our invitation, than the
same word of seven letters — WELCOME. Your Excellency, President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, we love you and cherish you and your
presence. On behalf of the University Community, I respectfully
welcome you to our University. You are the first President of Nigeria to
set your foot on our University soil whether in its old or new name.
Our amiable Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, who is indeed the Visitor and
Proprietor of the University, we welcome you like a father to his house.
We welcome His Excellency, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief
Godswill Obot Akpabio, who will be awarded, during this ceremony,
Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa. We welcome the Honourable Minister
of Power, my Former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Nigeria, Ven.
Prof. Chinedu Nebo. We thank you for your exceedingly enlightening
Convocation lecture delivered yesterday.
We welcome the Honourable Members of Federal and State legislatures,
especially, the Hon Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon
Princess Chinwe Nwebili. We warmly welcome the Hon Commissioner
for Education, Dr. Mrs. Uju Okeke. We salute the Chancellor of the
University, His Royal Majesty (Dr.) Major General Felix Mujakperuo.
We also welcome the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing
Council, Prof. Elochukwu Amucheazi. I welcome my Lords, Spiritual
and Temporal. I respectfully welcome our Royal fathers and traditional
chiefs. I welcome all our guests unnamed yet recognized in their various
positions in life and society.
2. The Unique Nature Of The 5 Convocation Ceremony
This Convocation, though constituted like the previous ones for the
Award of degrees and certificates, is interwoven with academic fanfare
and social conviviality reminiscent of our traditional commensality
which the past Convocations did not enjoy. It is a Convocation which,
by the act of history and the action of the Divinity, was designed to be a
Convocation with a difference. The difference is underscored by the
realities of the historical moment. This is a Convocation adorned by
many firsts. This fifth Convocation of the University is the first
Convocation to be held in this Campus on a hill top. It is the first
Convocation of the University that is being held in the month of March.
It is the first Convocation during which the graduands will participate in
their Convocation ceremony and receive their certificates before
proceeding to the National Youth Service. It is the first Convocation
under its new name, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, and
indeed the first Convocation which our amiable Governor, Mr. Peter
Obi, is presiding over as Visitor to the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu University. It is the first convocation attended by the President
of Nigeria, His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. It is yet
the first Convocation in which the Royal fathers from within and outside
the State, who are arraigned in colourful royal regalia, are gracing. It is
the first time that a serving Governor is awarded the Doctorate Degree,
Honoris Causa, of the University whether under the new or old name.
3. The Structure And The Location Of The University
This University is a three Campus institution brought into being by law
and by different political philosophies, namely; Uli, Igbariam and Awka.
The land on which this Campus is sited was donated by the people of
Igbariam. It was all a thick forest, a semi jungle inhabited by wild
animals. So it was until the present Administration of Anambra State led
by the indefatigable Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, swung into action and
transformed this jungle into a modern University Campus in potentia.
The Igbariam Campus covers about 2 kilometers on both sides of the
road sharing borders with Igbariam, Umudioka-Awkuzu, Ukwulu and
Nando. It is the home of the famous farm settlement of Eastern Region
fame. The land is fertile and rich.
4. Infrastructural Development
It is in this Campus that we are holding the 5th Convocation of the
University. This Convocation Arena, located on a platform raised by
nature, affords the Anambra people and others outside the State the
opportunity to know this part of the State, to see government at work
and in action in this place and to entertain your senses with the beauty of
nature that stretches all around the Campus.
It is in the interest of parents and guardians to know and see the
environment in which their children are receiving University education.
At Uli Campus, where science-based courses, including Engineering, are
located a state of the arts Engineering Faculty building, to be equipped
with most modem engineering facilities, is already taking off. An ultra
modem research laboratory with modern equipment is being sited at Uli
too. Already the College of Medicine and the Teaching Hospital of the
University are now objects of admiration as you view the edifices from the expressway at Awka. In the next twelve months or thereabouts the
first set of medical doctors will emerge from our College of Medicine
with full certification from the Medical and Dental Council of..Nigeria.
On this Campus, moving in line with history, a state of the arts Faculty
of Agriculture with modem research facilities, is being sited. This
Campus will also house the Institute of Petroleum Studies and the
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
https://www.coou.edu.ng/downloads/vcconvocationaddress.pdf

3. Nigeria: Obi Presents N5 Billion Cheque for Varsity's Infrastructure Devt.
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State yesterday renamed the Anambra State University as Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, during the posthumous anniversary celebration of the 80th birthday of Ojukwu at the permanent site of the university at Igbariam. Obi said the decision to change the name of the university was informed by the heroic contributions of Ojukwu to the Igbo people.

1. Peter Obi built ANSU Teaching hospital Awka.
2. Peter Obi built ANSU Igbariam Campus.
3. Peter Obi built Head bridge to Umunya 10 lanes
4. Peter Obi built Agulu Lake hotel
6. Peter Obi paid off 32b gratuities owed since Military era.
7. Peter Obi built Nkpor fly over.
8. Peter Obi built Obosi Flyover (Julius Berger is using it for their bypass now)
10. Peter Obi bought over 1,000 vehicles from Innoson and paid cash. He gave the vehicles to secondary schools, traditional rulers and vigilante groups.
11. Peter Obi dualized Zik Avenue to Agu-Awka with RCC.
12. Peter Obi installed the first public dialysis machine in Anambra state at general hospital Onitsha.
13. Peter Obi built Nigeria Stock Exchange at Onitsha
14. Peter Obi procured over 30k computers for all secondary schools in ANS.
15. Peter Obi gave any first class graduate from Anambra state 1m naira
16. Peter Obi paid anybody from Anambra above 80 years vof age 10k till he left office.
17. Peter Obi built over 800 km of rural and urban roads including Aguleri to Adani Enugu road .
18. Peter Obi rehabilted and gave all secondary schools in Anambra a giant 50kva generator still in use till today.
19. He gave all Mission secondary schools 100m naira as grant.
20. Peter Obi attracted SAB Miller Brewery to Onitsha. This Brewery is giving Nigeria Brewery a run for their money till date with Hero and other brands in of beer and many other companies in the state.
21. Peter Obi left over 75b naira in state coffers while handing over to his successor in March 2014.
22. Peter Obi built the first Anambra state Secratariat named after Jerome Udorji in Awka.
23. Peter Obi bought over 10 Armoured Personnel Carriers for security agencies in ANS.
24. Peter Obi was impeached and removed from office illegally twice yet he was able to achieve all these and much more.

If you know about Nigeria's politics you'll know Obi can't be president, not even when it's the northerners turn after asiwaju. But you all like to deceive yourselves so keep doing what pleases you.

Nonsense and worthless Reno. The man that insulted TINUBU the most , but is now looking for recognition from those he insulted. Truly RENO is a certified dunce.

RONU.

Op stop fooling yourself with this long thrash. Obi himself admit he did not built any new school as governor. either you or OBI one of you is lying

yarimo:
Op stop fooling yourself with this long thrash. Obi himself admit he did not built any new school as governor. either you or OBI one of you is lying

where is Yahaya Bello

SadiqBabaSani:
where is Yahaya Bello

Let me help you, where is yahaya Bello where is yahaya Bello where is yahaya Bello

Obi himself has confessed that he didn’t build any school

yarimo:
Op stop fooling yourself with this long thrash. Obi himself admit he did not built any new school as governor. either you or OBI one of you is lying

so this mugu is from Kogi state haaa and he has the guts to attack Otti always you are truly a riffraff...efulufe