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.

WORLD TEACHERS DAY: PROF IBE FELICITATES TEACHERS
The Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu Prof Gregory Ibe has commended teachers for their selflessness, courage and devotion to duty even in the face of debilitating challenges.
Speaking on the heels of the commemoration of the 2020 edition of World Teachers Day, Prof Ibe who also doubles as chairman of Committee of Proprietors of Private Universities in Nigeria, specially saluted teachers for saving the education sector from imminent crises by switching to the online method of knowledge transfer during the season of total lockdown. According to him, The celebration of this years edition of World Teachers Day affords us the opportunity of recognizing and commending the unparalleled sacrificial diligence of our teachers and their proactive act of saving the education sector from crises by seamlessly switching to the online method of knowledge sharing during the harrowing days of total lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
He therefore advocated for comprehensive review of the remuneration of teachers in recognition and appreciation of their strategic importance to societal development, stressing that a sufficiently motivated teacher is panacea to under development and retrogression. According to Prof Ibe, the present practice of insisting that teachers should receive their reward from heaven alone should be discarded. He enjoined all beneficiaries of services rendered by teachers to ensure that they conversely return appropriate rewards to them, stressing that past students should form the habit of visiting, honoring and appreciating their teachers all the time.
It will be recalled that UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on 5 October 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with the ILO. The recommendation sets forth the rights and responsibilities of teachers as well as international standards for their initial preparation and further education, recruitment, employment, teaching and learning conditions.

Sleek Ogbonnaya Ogwo, ANIPR
Deputy Registrar, Media & Public Relations

In continuation of his efforts to touch the lives of Abians in mitigating the economic effects of COVID-19, the Rector/Proprietor Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe has rolled out palliatives for ABSU and Abia Polytechnic. Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) and Abia State Polytechnic Aba are two leading public tertiary institutions in the state. Beneficiaries were drawn from the membership Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ABSU chapter and staff of Abia State Polytechnic Aba.
Speaking while handing over the palliatives to the executive members of the unions, the Vice-Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Augustine Uwakwe, expressed the empathy of Prof Ibe on the plight of the citizenry occasioned by the global pandemic. In a statement issued on Thursday by Sleek Ogbonnaya Ogwo, the Director Media & Public Relations, Prof. Ibe while appreciating the inability of the exercise to meet the entire food needs of the people, stated that he was motivated to launch the innovation out of love and care for the citizenry, He also added that it is a way of expressing his concern for the well being of Abians especially during these trying times. Recalling the fraternal relationship existing between ABSU and Gregory University Uturu, Prof Uwakwe on behalf of Prof. Ibe further contended that the donation will help strengthen the mutual ties.
Responding while receiving the items, the Chairman of ABSU ASSU, Dr. V. C. Nkemdirim thanked Prof. Gregory Ibe for his kind disposition, stating that the gesture is a true reflection of the Igbo belief in the concept of ‘O nuru ube nwanne ya agbala oso’. “On his part, the Rector of Abia State Polytechnic Aba, Prof Ezionye Eboh, expressed deep appreciation to Prof Ibe for allowing God use him to assuage the pains brought on the people by COVID-19 and enjoined other advantaged individuals to emulate the gesture. “Correspondents report that previous editions of the Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation palliative exercise had undertaken the distribution of amenities to state governments, local government councils, groups, institutions and associations within and outside the state.” the statement read.

WHEN YOUR GOOD WORKS FIND YOU OUT: PROF.GREGORY IBE EXAMPLE

Recently, a renowned forensic/social psychologist, journalist, public policy analyst, author, and social critic, Dr. Law Mefor wrote an article titled “A Peep into the “Shortlist” of Candidates for Nigerian President of Igbo Extraction”, where he listed some South East personalities (mainly partisan politicians) who he feels are qualified candidates for the position of Nigerian president. Worthy of note among the personalities is a non-partisan politician in the person of Prof. Gregory Ibe, the Chancellor and owner of Gregory University Uturu which is one of Nigeria’s and West Africa’s foremost private universities.
Many people who do not know Prof. Ibe well might be curious why he made the list, but people who know him and his antecedents well, would understand that it is only his good works that inadvertently found him out!
Who is Prof. Gregory Ibe? Prof. Gregory Ibe, OFR (Enyi Abia) is a legendary Nigerian Business Executive, an entrepreneur par excellence, the moving spirit of educational transformation in Nigeria, a philanthropist and humanitarian.
He was born on December 10, 1963 in Kaduna where his parents, natives of Uturu, lived then and worked. Although born and brought up outside his parents nativity, Chief Gregory Ibe never ceased to be the quintessence of an Igbo son who is in perfect harmony with the rest of mankind world over. He adores his home place, Uturu, and makes Uturu adorable to the World.
He was not born into easy circumstances of life. Indeed, he had a raw deal with poverty in his early life which rather spurred him with the determination to attain great heights today. His tough early life toughened him to complete his primary, secondary and tertiary education, alternating between work and education. That was perhaps nature’s way to prepare him for his future role in Nigeria as the hope for the hopeless.
Prof. Ibe’s alma maters include: Boys High School, Ihube, Imo State; School of Accountancy and Management Studies, Aba; Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu; and California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA where he obtained his Master’s Degree in 2003 and Doctorate Degree in Management in 2006.
Prof. Gregory Ibe is a great name in Nigeria particularly in education. Currently he constitutes the private sector spirit that is shaping science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in Nigeria through his involvement in supply of the state-of-the-art teaching/learning equipment with innovative pedagogy in the delivery of the subjects. His intervention is currently transforming the teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Nigeria at all levels of education. He has implanted entrepreneurship as curricular innovation in education and particularly in Business, Engineering and Technical/Vocational Education.
Prof. Ibe went further to establish his Private University called Gregory University, Uturu in Abia State, Nigeria with a focus on applied research, entrepreneurship and a Work-Based University Education. His University has the mantra “Knowledge for Tomorrow” and just recently in 2019 won the “best private university in Nigeria” award.
Prof. Ibe also established Gregory Ibe Foundation as a humanitarian medium to reach out to the poor and the helpless in Nigeria. The Foundation is in affiliation with World Medical Relief Inc. and Global Medical Relief Inc. in the United States for execution of medical aid programmes in Nigeria. Recently, through his foundation, he successfully concluded a first and second phase of palliatives distribution to the entire LGAs in Abia State, especially the less privileged, as a form of intervention against the hardship caused by the current covid-19 pandemic. His foundation also sponsored the fumigation of selected market places in Abia State. Even outside Abia State, the Imo State government also received donations of palliative items from the Gregory Ibe Foundation.
Prof. Gregory Ibe has been on the spotlight constantly for over two decades – not for his stupendous wealth or his countless national and international laurels, but consistently for his incredible, selfless investments in human welfare. He is a man not easy to deconstruct. Many have tried to define him in the context of populist notions of giving with the right hand and opening the left for pre-arranged returns. But he has risen above such notions, naturally, and practically redefined the character of philanthropy as a purely unconditional and selfless enterprise.
Prof. Ibe’s interventions in sustainable physical development at the grassroots, particularly the various rural roads rehabilitation and electricity projects he has single-handedly funded in his Uturu hometown and other communities; his footprints in the area of culture and heritage through the Uturu Royal Country Club which he founded in 2008, the Igbo (Uturu) Cultural Carnival which he founded and funded for over five years from 2010, and the World Igbo Summit that he has convened at Gregory University since 2017 – now the most influential initiative of its kind shaping the socio-economic and political future of Igboland. It is also to the credit of his pan-Igbo vision that Gregory University remains, till date, the only private university in Nigeria with a functional research centre on Igbo affairs, known as the Centre for Igbo Renaissance.
Prof. Ibe’s undertakings in the educational sector are objectively too numerous to enumerate in this singular write-up. Apart from the hundreds of scholarships he has personally granted for nearly three decades through the Gregory Ibe Foundation, his university has been an enviable pioneer, especially in science education, since its inception. The university has been a preferred national training centre for specialized areas of science education not only because of the world class equipment available in its laboratories but the quality of academics handling the courses. Recently, a scholar (student) of the university produced hybrid fuel-less power generator that is currently going through processes towards becoming patented. The school also invented the very first Human Sanitization Chamber in Nigeria as part of its response to the current global threat of COVID-19. Furthermore, the GUU Green Project Initiative is one of the most comprehensive environmental conservation campaign projects in the country, under which more than 1000 trees have been planted. The GUU Gender Advocacy Project has also been leading the campaign against rape and other forms of gender-based violence particularly in the South East.
Indeed, Prof. Ibe has done a lot more for humanity than whatever may have been reported in this write-up or in the media. In his words, “I have a humble background and I do not forget how my journey started. I have never been disconnected with my roots. Growing up, I experienced the pains and discomfort associated with daily struggles for survival. That is why I am deeply inspired by the words of John Donne: ‘every man’s suffering, every man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind and never send to ask for whom the bell tolls.’ Whatever I am doing for my fellow Abians today stems from my belief that we can all join hands to make Abia State better and lift families out of poverty.”
The most remarkable value of Prof. Ibe’s amazing philanthropy is that he never seeks to use his several acts of kindness to draw attention to himself. Unfortunately for him that does not like attention, good deeds such as his never go unnoticed no matter how hard you try to subdue them and that is why the recent article by Dr. Law Mefor should not surprise anybody as Prof. Ibe’s numerous good deeds over the years is simply finding him out!
By Chijioke Igwe,
Lecturer,
Gregory University Uturu.

Gregory University Uturu celebrates her Vice Chancellor Prof Augustine Uwakwe as he marks his birthday.

The Vice Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Augustine Uwakwe has reiterated the Institution’s commitment to the fight against such vices as cultism, drug abuse and sexual assault. Speaking while receiving the Commanding Officer of 143 Ranger Battalion Ovim,Lt. Col. A.U.Illyasu on a courtesy visit to the university, Prof Uwakwe said, ” Gregory University Uturu has from inception maintained a policy of zero tolerance to such deviant behaviours as cultism, drug abuse, examination fraud and sexual assault, thereGregory Universitymaking our campuses free from such vices”.Speaking further, he paid glowing tributes to security agencies in the state for partnering the institution in enforcing discipline on campus.

Earlier in an address, the Commanding Officer of 143 Ranger Battalion Ovim, Lt.Col. A. U. Illyasu disclosed that his team was on a fact finding mission to determine the safety status of the university in readiness for school resumption after the COVID-19 break.

According to him, “our objective is to collaborate with the university management in making the campus environment uninhabitable and ‘unoperateable’ for cultists and other hoodlums. He therefore encouraged GUU management to continue to collaborate with security agencies in keeping the campus free of vices and violence.

In their quest for pushing boundaries, Skill “G” has established an Innovation and Fabrication Center in Abuja. Established in 2019, the Skill “G” Innovation Center assumes production and 3D fabrication of essential materials such as Face Shields and reusable Face Masks. Designed in Israel and manufactured by Skill “G” through Three Dimensional (3D) fabrication process, the Face Shields are meant for facial protection against droplets, especially for health[color=#006600][/color] workers.

This production activity is part of the company’s immediate response to the unfortunate realities of COVID-19 pandemic.

Gregory University, Uturu has commenced.

DAILY POST-UTME SCREENING for 2020/2021 Admission into its undergraduate degree programmes, for all interested candidates. Interested candidates for each programme are advised to register on the school’s website www.gregoryuniversityuturu.edu.ng

postutme before the University quota for the programme is exhausted.

A College of Agriculture

Agriculture
Hotel Management and Tourism
B College of Education
Education/Biology
Education/Chemistry
Education/Mathematics
E d u c a t i o n / G u i d a n c e &
Counseling
Business Education
Physical & Health Education
Education/English
Education/French
C) College of Engineering
Civil Engineering
E l e c t r i c a l / E l e c t r o n i c s
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering
D) College of Environmental Sciences
Surveying and Geo-informatics
Quantity Surveying
Urban and Regional Planning
Estate Management
Architecture
Geology and Mining
E) College of Humanities
History and International Studies
English Language&Literary Studies
Theatre and Media Studies
French and International Studies
Linguistics and Communication
Studies
F) College of Law
Public and Private Law
Business and Commercial Law
G) College of Medicine & Health
Sciences:
a) Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
MBBS Medicine & Surgery
Anatomy
Physiology
Medical Biochemistry
b) Faculty of Health Sciences
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Public Health Sciences
Radiography and Radiation Sciences
Optometry
Nursing Science
Physioterapy
c) Faculty of Pharmacy
40.Pharm-D Pharmacy
H. College of Natural and Applied
Sciences
Biology
Microbiology
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Statistics
College of Social & Mgt.Science
Sociology
Political Science
International Relations
Industrial Rels and Personal Mgt
Accounting Business
Business Administration
Economics
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Economics
Marketing
Mass Communication
DIRECT ENTRY ADMISSION FOR THOSE WITHOUT 2020 JAMB-UTME QUALIFICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE
THROUGH GREGORY UNIVERSITY JUPEB (JOINT UNIVERSITIES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS BOARD)


PROGRAMME Interested candidates should obtain application form for admission from the office of the Registrar
after payment of N 10,000 only to A/C NO: 4011247556 Fidelity Bank Plc,

A/C Name: Gregory University Uturu
ALSO MATURE STUDENTS CAN NOW APPLY FOR ADMISSION THROUGH
GREGORY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMME (GUU-ICEP)
with centres at Uyo, Asaba, Owerri, Aba, Umuahia, Okigwe and Isuikwuato.



Welcome to the serene, inspiring and conducive learning environment of Gregory University and benefit from its
functional linkages with notable universities overseas for student/staff exchange programmes.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Call: 08035827247, 08037333920, 08060705636, Or visit our website at
www.gregoryuniversity.edu.ng Or E-mail: registrar @ Gregoryuniversityuturu.edu.ng
Signed: Mrs Rosemary Nneka Igboekwe (JP) Ag. Registrar

GUU/GOV/CON/06/20​July 28, 2020.

HIS EXCELLENCY,
OKEZIE VICTOR IKPEAZU, PH.D
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
UMUAHIA

My Dear Governor,

COMMISERATION

I have received with rude shock disturbing news of the unfortunate demise of the State Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of our great party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Johnson Onuigbo.

It is therefore with hindsight of the unique personality and strategic socio-political relevance of the man fondly called 'Akinbod', not just to our state but to the entire Nigerian nation, that i write to commiserate with you my dear Governor.

Without any iota of doubt, Chief Onuigbo will be remembered as a calculated and deft leader who used his position as Chairman to foster peace and harmony within the Abia political class, thereby creating in the process, a conducive environment for the successful conduct of governance without undue interferences, and free of rancor and acrimony.

While therefore consoling you on this tragic loss of a stabilizing force in the body politic of our dear State, Abia, it is my earnest prayer that the good Lord will, in His sovereign benevolence, grant the soul of our departed leader eternal rest, as well as release grace, first to his immediate family, the state and the entire nation, to bear this irreparable lose with fortitude and equanimity.





PROF GREGORY IKECHUKWU IBE, Ph.D, OFR, (Enyi Abia),
Chancellor/Proprietor
Gregory University Uturu

The Founder and Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu (GUU), Abia State has felicitated with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for surviving the COVID-19 attack.

Prof. Ibe congratulated the Governor in a letter he personally signed.

Full Statement…

It is against the backdrop of your recent miraculous healing and subsequent deliverance from the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic that I hereby write to formally felicitate with you, your family and indeed the good people of our dear state, on this immeasurable divine intervention by the God of Abia.

Though very excruciating, it is however instructive that your season of indisposition presented an irresistible opportunity for Abians to rally together, irrespective of political and religious differences, to intercede and petition God for his miraculous deliverance. Indeed it was a unique case of a people united by adversity and delivered by divinity.

Therefore, while completely identifying with legions of spontaneous praise and thanksgiving generated by our people to the Almighty, it is my intercession that the good Lord will perfect your healing, preserve you, spirit, soul and body, while strengthening your resolve to recommit yourself to the onerous task of repositioning our state.

You may continue to count on my unreserved partnership and unalloyed support as you labour tirelessly to make Abia truly great.

In continuation of the 2nd phase of the Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation COVID-19 Palliative Distribution Exercise, the under listed charity homes and associations will be captured on the following specified dates and times;
MONDAY 27 JULY 2020-
1. 11am-SDA Motherless Babies Home Aba and School for the Blind Afara Umuahia simultaneously
2. 12noon-Ngwa Road Motherless Babies Home Aba and St. Vincent De Paul Umuafai Umuahia simultaneously
3. 1pm-Daughters of Zion Motherless Babies Home, Omuma Rd. Aba and Daughters of Mary Motherless Babies Home Ahiaeke Umuahia simultaneously
4. 2pm-National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Abia Chapter
TUESDAY 28 JULY 2020
1. 11am-Methodist Motherless Babies Home Uzuakoli
2. 1pm-Hopeville Rehabilitation Centre Uturu
Subsequently, management of affected charity homes and associations are requested to prepare to receive the teams from Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation on the dates and times allotted them. Please note that there will be strict adherence to all existing COVID-19 safety protocols, including but not limited to wearing of facemasks, use of hand sanitizers and maintenance of the social distance regime throughout the duration of the distribution exercise.
Prof Gregory Ibe truly cares!
Signed;
Hon. Prince Emeka Okafor-Chairman
Sleek Ogbonnaya Ogwo-Head of Media

African Heritage Institution present
The big idea podium
Theme: COVID-19; Opportunities for Education and Development in Nigeria.
Date: 23th July, 2020.
Time 2pm @Zoom

chatinent:
People cannot help people silently against without cameras.

How about if I ask you
Lemme help you and we take pics
And
Not helping you at all.
Taking picture is not a barrier to helping people. Rather it’s for memory sake

Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation (PGIF) Palliative Distribution Exercise Team visits Umuahia South LGA

GboyegaD:
Thanks to him. I hope this is not some form of campaign though.

Not at all
He’s such a good man. God sent

Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation(PGIF) Palliative Distribution sweeps through Abia State. Ukwa West, Ugwunabor, Aba North and South, Isiala Ngwa North and South, Ikwuano, Obingwa LGAs have been covered so far. PGIF Train continues tomorrow

Mysterious Death of Master Knowledge Uzochi Ndubueze In Russia: Prof. Ibe Calls For thorough investigation

Against the backdrop of the recently published news of the death of Master Knowledge Uzochi Ndubueze, an eighteen year old Abia born medical student, who until his demise was studying in Russia, the Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu Prof Gregory Ibe has lent his voice to calls for the conduct of thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to the unfortunate tragedy.

It will be recalled that AFNEWS recently broke the sad news of the tragic death of Master Knowledge Ndubueze under mysterious circumstances after speaking with the grieving father Prof Ndubueze Amaechi.

In a press statement made available to journalists in Umuahia, Prof Ibe while commiserating with the family of the deceased student decried the high level of discrimination faced by Nigerian students studying in foreign countries as against the VIP treatment accorded expatriate students in Nigeria. According to him, ” As a parent and educationist, I am particularly pained by the untimely death of this promising Abian and will like to use this medium to condole with the family who have been thrown into unexpected mourning by this tragedy”. He therefore called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema and the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa to in his words “launch a high powered investigation into the unsavory incident as a way of exposing the hazards and perils confronting Nigerian students in foreign countries”.
Watch video of the family crying for help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG8ZRuJm3F0

Prof Greg Is More Passionate Than Any Abian Can Think Of

The Chairman, Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation (PGIF), Hon. Prince Emeka Okafor has reiterated that Prof Gregory Ibe remains passionate about Abians.

Prince Okafor stated this while flagging off the second phase of the Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation palliatives distribution exercise held on Monday, July 13, 2020 at Amaoke Achara, Uturu, Abia State.

According to him, Prof. Ibe was the first Abia indigene to initiate a palliative distribution exercise as he rolled out the first phase of the palliatives distribution as soon as nation-wide lockdown was announced, having envisaged the economic hardship it will bring.

Speaking at the event, the Vice-Chancellor of Gregory University, Uturu, Prof Augustine Uwakwe who represented Prof Gregory Ibe, Chancellor, Gregory University, Uturu, reported that Prof. Ibe has remained relentless in providing succor to the citizens of Abia State.

He stated that during the first phase of the PGIF Palliatives Distribution, 2,000 bags of rice, 10,000 cartons of noodles, 250 Test kits, 100 Test Kits, 3 ambulances, Infra-red Thermometers and 400 pieces of GUU hand sanitizers were donated to the Abia State COVID-19 Committee for onward distribution to the 17 Local Government Areas of the State.

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In addition, PGIF sponsored the fumigation of designated market places and other locations across Abia State, just as he announced that the gesture was not limited to Abia State alone as PGIF extended its goodwill to Imo State Government through donation of palliative items.

During the flag of ceremony, members of Abia Crusaders Isukwuato LGA and Umunneochi LGA received 180 bags of rice, 150 cartons of Noodles and 216 bags of rice, 180 cartons of noodles respectively.

Members of Nigerian Union of Journalists, Abia State received 45 bags of rice and a 0 cartons of noodles, while members of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Abia State, received 30 bags of rice and 15 cartons of noodles even as Bags of beans, tubers of yam and salt were also distributed during the exercise.

In a vote of thanks, Chairman of Nigerian Union of Journalists, Abia State chapter, Mr John Emejor, stated that Prof Gregory Ibe has remained committed to the welfare of journalists in Abia.

The second phase of PGIF Palliatives Distribution Exercise will be a week long exercise as various Local Government Areas have been scheduled to receive the palliative items during the week.

Press Release
Abia NUJ hails Prof Ibe
The Founder and Chancellor of Gregory University, Uturu, GUU, Professor Greg Ikechukwu Ibe, has proclaimed that he embarked on massive distribution of medical, personal protective equipments and food distribution in order to touch the lives of less privileged citizens, across the length and breath of Abia State.
Prof Ibe made the statement during the flag off the Second Phase Palliative Distribution exercise of The Prof Ibe Foundation to groups and associations, at the Sports Complex of Gregory University, Uturu.
Prof Ibe who was represented by the Acting Vice Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Augustine Uwakwe, revealed that the Chancellor of GUU ordered the immediate distribution of 2000 bags of rice, 5000 cartoons of noodles, 300 bags of beans,2500 bags of garri, several tubers of yams, salt and other consumables.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of GUU, used the platform to announce that Gregory University has produced drug that will treat covid-19, adding that the drug has been submitted to the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and other relevant regulatory institutions to determine the suitability or otherwise of the drug.
Prof Uwakwe equally announced that the sanitizing Chambers produced by GUU, would soon be inaugurated
He said the GUU has acquired transformer that would not only serve the University but also Uturu Community.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of GUU, then appealed to Ndi-Abia to give Prof Greg lbe to opportunity to serve and transform the state just as he has transformed and lifted GUU as one of the foremost entrepreneurial citadel of learning on Earth.
In his remarks, the Chairman, The Prof Gregory lbe Foundation, Prince, praised the vision of Prof Ibe and listed several groups and Unions that would benefit from the second phase palliative distribution of Prof Ibe Foundation to include, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abia State Council, Nigeria Institute of Public Relation, NIPR, Abia State Chapter, Online media Practitioners, Abia State, among several groups.
He described Prof lbe, a rare gift to humanity and appealed to representatives of Unions to ensure targeted people were reached.
He announced that 45 bags of rice, 20 cartons of noodles, 3 bags of garri, and 2 bags of beans, were donated NUJ, Abia State Council.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abia State Council, Comrade John Emejor, hailed the milk of kindness of Prof lbe towards journalists, other media workers in particular and humanity in general.
Comrade Emejor recalled that several computers being used at the NUJ Press Centre was donated by Prof Ibe.
He also recalled that the first South East Media Summit was generously hosted by Prof Ibe at GUU.
Prof Ibe has the record of delivering the maiden Media Summit, organized by NUJ Abia State Council. The lecture he delivered during the event remains imperishable and evergreen.
He also recalled that during the celebration of 2020 world Press Freedom Day, Prof lbe was the only living soul that sent Goodwill message to community of practicing journalists in the state.
And today, Prof Ibe has donated assorted food items to journalists in the state.
Accordingly, Comrade Emejor declared that journalists have resolved to work in synergy with Professor Ibe, as one good turn begets another.
Signed
Comrade John Emejor,
Chairman NUJ,
Abia State Council.

Press Release
Abia NUJ hails Prof Ibe
The Founder and Chancellor of Gregory University, Uturu, GUU, Professor Greg Ikechukwu Ibe, has proclaimed that he embarked on massive distribution of medical, personal protective equipments and food distribution in order to touch the lives of less privileged citizens, across the length and breath of Abia State.
Prof Ibe made the statement during the flag off the Second Phase Palliative Distribution exercise of The Prof Ibe Foundation to groups and associations, at the Sports Complex of Gregory University, Uturu.
Prof Ibe who was represented by the Acting Vice Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Augustine Uwakwe, revealed that the Chancellor of GUU ordered the immediate distribution of 2000 bags of rice, 5000 cartoons of noodles, 300 bags of beans,2500 bags of garri, several tubers of yams, salt and other consumables.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of GUU, used the platform to announce that Gregory University has produced drug that will treat covid-19, adding that the drug has been submitted to the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and other relevant regulatory institutions to determine the suitability or otherwise of the drug.
Prof Uwakwe equally announced that the sanitizing Chambers produced by GUU, would soon be inaugurated
He said the GUU has acquired transformer that would not only serve the University but also Uturu Community.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of GUU, then appealed to Ndi-Abia to give Prof Greg lbe to opportunity to serve and transform the state just as he has transformed and lifted GUU as one of the foremost entrepreneurial citadel of learning on Earth.
In his remarks, the Chairman, The Prof Gregory lbe Foundation, Prince, praised the vision of Prof Ibe and listed several groups and Unions that would benefit from the second phase palliative distribution of Prof Ibe Foundation to include, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abia State Council, Nigeria Institute of Public Relation, NIPR, Abia State Chapter, Online media Practitioners, Abia State, among several groups.
He described Prof lbe, a rare gift to humanity and appealed to representatives of Unions to ensure targeted people were reached.
He announced that 45 bags of rice, 20 cartons of noodles, 3 bags of garri, and 2 bags of beans, were donated NUJ, Abia State Council.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abia State Council, Comrade John Emejor, hailed the milk of kindness of Prof lbe towards journalists, other media workers in particular and humanity in general.
Comrade Emejor recalled that several computers being used at the NUJ Press Centre was donated by Prof Ibe.
He also recalled that the first South East Media Summit was generously hosted by Prof Ibe at GUU.
Prof Ibe has the record of delivering the maiden Media Summit, organized by NUJ Abia State Council. The lecture he delivered during the event remains imperishable and evergreen.
He also recalled that during the celebration of 2020 world Press Freedom Day, Prof lbe was the only living soul that sent Goodwill message to community of practicing journalists in the state.
And today, Prof Ibe has donated assorted food items to journalists in the state.
Accordingly, Comrade Emejor declared that journalists have resolved to work in synergy with Professor Ibe, as one good turn begets another.
Signed
Comrade John Emejor,
Chairman NUJ,
Abia State Council.

PRESS STATEMENT
Sequel to the successful implementation of the first phase of the Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation (PGIF) COVID-19 Palliative Distribution Exercise, which involved the provision of Test Kits, Thermometres, Ambulances, Decontamination Services and many Natural Curative Drugs to the state government and the distribution of over 1000 bags of 50kg rice, 4000 cartons of noodles and other food items to the 17 Local Government Areas, Groups and Associations, notice is hereby given of the commencement of the second phase of the grassroots philanthropic initiative. With the objective of consolidating the gains of the previous exercise, the second phase will involve the distribution of 2000 bags of rice, 4000 cartons of noodles, 300 bags of beans,tubers of yam plus many bags of garri and salt to Abians.
Sequel to the above therefore, the leadership of the following groups are hereby requested to come to the Sports Complex of Gregory University Uturu for official flag-off ceremony of the second phase of the Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation COVID-19 Palliatives Distribution Exercise for the less privileged citizens of Abia State as follows;
Date: Monday 13 July 2020
Time: 10am
Venue: Gregory University Uturu.
The invited groups for the flag-off ceremony are;

1.Nigeria Union of Journalists,Abia Chapel
2.Nigeria Institute of Public Relations,Abia State
3. Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria,Abia State.
4. Leadership of Abia Crusaders from Isuikwuato LGA.
5. Leadership of Abia Crusaders from Umunneochi LGA
Subsequently, mobile teams from Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation will commence direct physical distribution of palliatives in the remaining 15 LGAs simultaneously as follows;
TUESDAY 14 JULY 2020
1. 10am-Ukwa East and Ukwa West LGAs
2. 3pm- Ugwunagbo & Aba North LGAs
WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2020
1.10am-Aba South & Osisioma LGAs
3. 2pm-Obingwa & Isiala Ngwa North LGAs
THURSDAY 16 JULY 2020
1.10am- Isiala Ngwa South & Umuahia South LGAs
3. 2pm- Umuahia North & Ikwuano LGAs
FRIDAY 17 JULY 2020
1.10am- Arochukwu & Bende LGAs
2. 1pm- Ohafia LGA
Note that there will be strict adherence to all existing COVID-19 protocols including but not limited to wearing of face masks, use of hand sanitizers and adoption of the social distance regime throughout the duration of the exercise. Please be well guided as non compliance will lead to immediate disqualification from the exercise. Leadership of the invited groups are required to present valid identification tokens duly certified by authorising persons. Please note that this present second phase of the Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation COVID-19 Palliative distribution exercise is targeted at less privileged Abians who are most affected by the pandemic, even as plans have commenced for the third phase in order to accommodate more stakeholders. Subsequently only invited groups will be entertained as strict compliance to the schedule outlined above will be meticulously adhered to.
Prof Gregory Ibe truly cares!
Hon. Prince Emeka Okafor
Chairman
Sleek Ogbonnaya Ogwo
Head,Media
Prof Gregory Ibe Foundation (PGIF)

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Chief Gregory Ibe, Ph.D OFR, the Onye of Abia State, Is a consummate philanthropist and healthcare giver, the medical arm of Gregory University, Uturu emerged from the fact that Ibe chose to attend to the healthcare needs of the aged including his father 94 and his uncle 104 both of whom have survived the stress of old age because of a loving and caring son. He is also asking the Federal Government to sit up and be more caring towards the needs of the elderly from 60 upwards.

Th Onye Abia, observed back home that people were dying and life expectancy was low. So he decided to provide hope for the hopeless in Nigeria starting with healthcare for the aged. At the graduate school his MSc programme was on healthcare management and the thesis was on longevity starting with his community in Uturu.

What prompted this gesture was his observation since 1991 that rather than people elongating their age they were dying with a poor life expectancy rate. The idea came to him that it was possible to turn this around and add say 10 to 20 more years to their ages by providing them with a better healthcare management.

Take his father Chief Ibe who is currently 94. He did not leave him to die of prostate but followed the illness regimentally. He has an uncle who is 104 who is also receiving an excellent healthcare attention. According to chief Greg , once a man or woman is 60 and above, there is need to provide a healthcare kit that will drive the individual to a goal of attaining 80 and above and in excellent spirit. In attaining this goal in his village, he had to set up a hospital for the people. There was emphasis on treating and inoculating the people against tuberculosis, an airborne disease that is very infectious.

Chief said nobody takes adequate care of it in our country unlike in the US where from primary to college level it is a major issue by way of inoculation. In Nigeria, the opposite is the case. In terms of immune breakdown, tuberculosis ranks next to HIV. The first thing done in US is to get everyone inoculated and the attention they give to it will save so many souls that would have died through ignorance and lack of care. Sometimes immune failure comes from tuberculosis before HIV.

That is why at Gregory University Teaching Hospital Uturu; they carry out free surgery and bring in doctors to help the sick.

Thank You.
Gregory Joe MHSC

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It really has been a week of strategic meetings and consultations with national and regional leaders for Chancellor Dr Greg Ibe who shuttled between Uturu,Abuja,Lagos and Abeokuta to host one of the distinguished foreign components of GUU BOT HE Hon Joseph Boakai(Vice President of Liberia) and pay courtesies on Nigeria's longest ruling leader HE President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Tangible diplomatic dividends are bound to follow.

Yesterday, the Chancellor of Gregory University, Uturu. Abia state Chief Gregory Ibe, Ph.D OFR, hosted the Vice President of Liberia.

Chief Gregory Ibe, Ph.D OFR, Founder and Chancellor of Gregory University, Uturu hosted His Excellency The Vice President of Liberia To His Abuja Resident.

Joseph Nyumah Boakai is a Liberian politician who has been Vice President of Liberia since January 2006, serving under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Previously he was Minister of Agriculture from 1983 to 1985.

And the ambassador of Liberia to Nigeria Prof. Conteh with his entourage were also on Chief Greg. invitation.

Congratulations Chief. He who God has blessed, no man can curse. The talent of a man maketh a way for him and seateth him among Kings and Princes...the sky is the starting point as you soar higher like a colossus in the firmament of the world.

Wow. You guys are making it. Thank God