Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the recently approved Federal University of Environment and Technology in Ogoniland, will begin operations from the Kira Campus of the Rivers State University.
Gov. Fubara announced the approval, when he visited the Kira campus of the state university, to assess the condition of the existing facilities and structures in Tai Local Government Area on Thursday.
Gov. Fubara stated that the existing structures, recently renovated by the management of the state university, and the vast land available will sufficiently serve to accommodate, and ease the process of take-off of actual learning activities at the Federal University of Environment and Technology.
A statement by the governor’s spokesman, Nelson Chukwudi said the governor was conducted round the campus by the Vice Chancellor of the state university, Prof. Okogbule Nlerum, Tai Council Chairman, Matthew Dike, and former Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Barineme Fakae.
Gov. Fubara explained that his visit to the Kira campus of the state university, was necessitated by the request from the office of the national security adviser, to consider and approve the campus for the take -off of the new federal university.
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He said: “They have already given us a written information, but I felt it is proper for us to come and do physical assessment, and that is what we just did. From what we are seeing, it is a well-planned place, and I strongly believe that it is suitable for the take- off of this university.”
Gov. Fubara stated clearly that the property belongs to the Rivers State University, owned by the Rivers State Government, leaving it with the sole right through the university to formally release the property to the federal government.
“We are doing this because at the end of the day, what this university is going to do for us here is three major things: It will bring development; it will increase the status of educational level of Ogoni people, more especially on this issue of environmental impact.
“We know we have a lot of problems around this axis of the region on issues of environment, and all related issues, but this university is going to serve as a study group. And thirdly, it is an honour that in our own time, this noble initiative was established,” he added.
