Chibuzo15:

Lol, I was waiting for someone to say this,
Harvard is a private university imagine the human development it has brought about in USA,
and here in Nigeria, schools like Covenant Uni and Afe Babalola university have brought about huge human and economic development. Maybe not up to federal universities but more than a lot of Nigerian state universities

Yampotatocarrot:


I'm counting four actually: Hezekiah University, Eastern Palm Tree University, Gregory University and now this one

Chibuzo15:

Lol, I was waiting for someone to say this,
Harvard is a private university imagine the human development it has brought about in USA,
and here in Nigeria, schools like Covenant Uni and Afe Babalola university have brought about huge human and economic development. Maybe not up to federal universities but more than a lot of Nigerian state universities

sanctity454:

Gregory is not in IMO state though is close to Okigwe
-winners chapel university proposed
-chosen church university at Mgbidi proposed
-Orlu Arch Diocese is building one
-I have heard about claretian university

Yampotatocarrot:


Please, where exactly is Gregory University then? I'm asking because someone posted a picture of their teaching hospital being built in Imo state.

All these ones you listed are "proposed", and might not even see the light of the day. That'll mean we have just three "functional" universities in the state

AKswift:


Abia State

Chibuzo15:

Lol, I was waiting for someone to say this,
Harvard is a private university imagine the human development it has brought about in USA,
and here in Nigeria, schools like Covenant Uni and Afe Babalola university have brought about huge human and economic development. Maybe not up to federal universities but more than a lot of Nigerian state universities

asha80:
the person meant having a public university where the students stays among the villages renting flats and hostels a la polynek,futo style contribution of funds cycling the areas surrounding
university through printing and the likes not your description here..he is looking at it strictly through the Nigerian pattern of how areas surrounding public universities benefit from students patronage

Yampotatocarrot:


I'm counting four actually: Hezekiah University, Eastern Palm Tree University, Gregory University and now this one

Yampotatocarrot:


Please, where exactly is Gregory University then? I'm asking because someone posted a picture of their teaching hospital being built in Imo state.

All these ones you listed are "proposed", and might not even see the light of the day. That'll mean we have just three "functional" universities in the state

B2mario:
Uturu, Abia state.

Yampotatocarrot:


Thanks, someone answered that.

Is Uturu that close to Okigwe for them to have their campuses in different states?

greenandy:


Uturu-Okigwe used to be the name for ages until Abia state was created.
Uturu is very close to Okigwe. Okigwe reaps loads of the economic development benefits of location of the university at Uturu.

Abia state university Uturu used to be called Imo state university Okigwe before Abia state was created and Uturu carved out from Okigwe for Abia state.

asha80:
the person meant having a public university where the students stays among the villages renting flats and hostels a la polynek,futo style contribution of funds cycling the areas surrounding
university through printing and the likes not your description here..he is looking at it strictly through the Nigerian pattern of how areas surrounding public universities benefit from students patronage

greenandy:


Mr/Mrs Clever by Half,

if PRIVATE UNIVERSITY is it for you to usher in development in an area,
why then did Owerri/Mbaise people nearly start a CIVIL WAR each time former govs Udenwa, Ohakim and Okorocha talked about removing Imo state university from Owerri?

Ok, relocate Imopoly, FUTO, IMSU, AIFCE, FERCOLAT from Owerri to Orlu, but establish PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES like Harvard, MIT, Afe Babalola, Convenant Uni, all in Owerri.

If we do that, I bet you that before 10 years, Orlu shall become more modern and more urbanized than your Owerri home area.

greenandy:


Ok, relocate Imopoly, FUTO, IMSU, AIFCE, FERCOLAT from Owerri to Orlu, but establish PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES like Harvard, MIT, Afe Babalola, Convenant Uni, all in Owerri.

If we do that, I bet you that before 10 years, Orlu shall become more modern and more urbanized than your Owerri home area.

Chibuzo15:


You overrate the value of Nigerian public universities, if it was back in the days when they usually maintained industries to generate income, I would have agreed immediately, but these days even sachet water is difficult for some public Nigerian tertiary institutions,
I know you want to talk about land, houses , hostels etc. Yes yes yes .. presence of schools caused faster building of houses and estates etc.

But how has that helped the common man who is not a student ?
When these public schools go back to how they were back in the days .. , public universities used to own poultry, fisheries , cow ranches then I would agree with your statement

I even see nothing stopping them from owning other industries maybe in Tech or anything.
Real estate and housing is development, but it's too shortsighted, prices of goods and services keep increasing in S.E cos of inadequate industries..

sanctity454:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QT94jupyns

SmartPolician:

I just watched the video. Owerri is indeed expanding, but Rochas was a scam. If Imo had say, an Umahi, as Gov in his period, the state could have fared better!

Abagworo, isn't it better that Okorocha didn't construct a flyover instead of building an elevated deathtrap for Imolites to use?

SmartPolician:


Abagworo, isn't it better that Okorocha didn't construct a flyover instead of building an elevated deathtrap for Imolites to use?

Yampotatocarrot:


Please, where exactly is Gregory University then? I'm asking because someone posted a picture of their teaching hospital being built in Imo state.

All these ones you listed are "proposed", and might not even see the light of the day. That'll mean we have just three "functional" private universities in the state

SmartPolician:


Abagworo, isn't it better that Okorocha didn't construct a flyover instead of building an elevated deathtrap for Imolites to use?

B2mario:


Nothing is wrong with the bridge, every story about the bridges and tunnels is propaganda. People were brainwashed not to use the tunnels and bridges that they where constructed with ordinary blocks which is a total lie. At least 50 - 65% of roads shown in the video were constructed by sen. Okorocha.

B2mario:


Nothing is wrong with the bridge, every story about the bridges and tunnels is propaganda. People were brainwashed not to use the tunnels and bridges that they where constructed with ordinary blocks which is a total lie. At least 50 - 65% of roads shown in the video were constructed by sen. Okorocha.

greenandy:


Blueprint?
If we make you governor of Imo state tomorrow and you have a BLUEPRINT of investing about 98% of your development efforts on development of Owerri capital territory, like Okorocha did, you are a big CLOWN in politics. How many votes or support come from Owerri capital territory? Most of the Imolites living in Owerri capital territory look at what development projects done in their LGAs outside Owerri, they don’t care a hoot about your ten lane roads in Owerri capital territory.

Onyeagocha and other Owerri people made Rochas Okorocha an unwanted man in Owerri.

No saner person in Orlu wants to hear Rochas Okorocha considering the way Rochas abandoned or destroyed existing development projects of government in Orlu.
Define political paralyses via a vis Rochas Okorocha politics in Imo state.

greenandy:


Uturu-Okigwe used to be the name for ages until Abia state was created.
Uturu is very close to Okigwe. Okigwe reaps loads of the economic development benefits of location of the university at Uturu.

Abia state university Uturu used to be called Imo state university Okigwe before Abia state was created and Uturu carved out from Okigwe for Abia state.

B2mario:


Nothing is wrong with the bridge, every story about the bridges and tunnels is propaganda. People were brainwashed not to use the tunnels and bridges that they where constructed with ordinary blocks which is a total lie. At least 50 - 65% of roads shown in the video were constructed by sen. Okorocha.

B2mario:


Nothing is wrong with the bridge, every story about the bridges and tunnels is propaganda. People were brainwashed not to use the tunnels and bridges that they where constructed with ordinary blocks which is a total lie. At least 50 - 65% of roads shown in the video were constructed by sen. Okorocha.