The leadership of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), yesterday, visited Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at Government House, Enugu to appreciate him for his administration’s giant strides in the education sector in spite of the state’s lean resources and the economic, security and public health challenges bedeviling the country.
Led by the Dean, Faculty of the Social Sciences, UNN, Prof. Ike Onyishi, the academics commended Ugwuanyi for the establishment of the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, Enugu State, describing the medical university as one of the legacy projects the governor will be remembered for after his tenure. He said that the SUMAS is a worthy project which “is going to live after all of us”.
Prof. Onyishi expressed delight at the quality of massive structures at the permanent site of the state-owned medical university (SUMAS), stressing that they are amazing.
The Dean assured Governor Ugwuanyi of their support towards the success of the medical university, adding that the inherent benefits of the educational establishment are enormous especially its proximity to UNN, its socio-economic development of the affected rural? communities as well as its ability to provide more opportunity for uncountable students in the country seeking to study medical courses.
Prof. Onyishi, on behalf of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, UNN, thanked Gov. Ugwuanyi for appointing one of them, Prof. Alloysius Michael Okolie, as the Vice Chancellor of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Prof. Malachy Okwueze as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House, Enugu and Prof. Uche Eze who is the Commissioner for Education, among others. He acknowledged the existing peace and security in Enugu State entrenched by Gov. Ugwuanyi, pointing out that the unprecedented feat has made it possible for education and development to thrive in the state.
The erudite professor stressed that “Enugu is one of the safest states in the country and the safest in the South East,” maintaining that the governor has been proactive in responding to security issues in the state.
In the same visit, a delegation of the ‘UNN Staff Support Group for Gburugburu’, equally applauded Gov. Ugwuanyi for his administration’s transformational programmes in the university town of Nsukka, Enugu North Senatorial District and the state in general. They unanimously endorsed the governor’s bid to represent Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The group, comprising academics and non-academics staff of the UNN, also endorsed the PDP governorship candidate in Enugu State, Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, his running mate, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, the party’s candidate for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency, Chief. Engr. Vita Abba and the candidate for Nsukka West Constituency, Hon. Amos Amadi Agbo, pledging to mobilise the electorate in the university community to vote for them overwhelmingly at the polls.
Speaking, the Coordinator, UNN Staff Support Group for Gburugburu, Godwin Okechukwu Asadu, told GoUgwuanyi that the staff are major beneficiaries of his administration’s developmental projects in the university town of Nsukka, which he said are (projects) unprecedented.
Disclosing that “this is the first time the University of Nigeria Nsukka is having a support group for a seating governor”, the group’s Coordinator stressed that Gov. Ugwuanyi deserves their support and votes because of his outstanding achievements, humility, fear of God? and peaceful disposition.