The Anambra House of Assembly on today
September 11th passed a bill, changing the name
of the state-owned university at Uli to
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University.
The bill was passed during the plenary of the
legislature in Awka to honour the former Biafra
hero.
The decision followed the report of the House
Committee on Education which recommended the
change of the name. Continue...
Mrs Rita Maduagwu (APGA Nnewi South 2), the
Chairman, House Committee on Education,
recalled that the bill had been read the second
time on the floor of the house on Dec. 17, 2013.
She said that the committee found that the
university’s name had been changed before from
Anambra State University of Science and
Technology and that there were a number of
provisions in the extant law that required review.
“After due consideration of facts and information,
the committee recommends that the law
establishing the university be repealed while a
new law aimed at amending the principal law be
passed,” Maduagwu said.
Mr Valentine Ayika (PDP Njikoka1) said that the
bill was due for passage since it was read second
time in December 2013.
Mr Tony Muonagor (APC Idemili North) said that
the aim was to immortalise the late Ojukwu and
to encourage hard work among the people of the
state and Nigeria at large.
Mr Ebele Obi (APC Idemili South) said that the
passage was a welcome development.
Mr Obinna Emenakaya (APGA Anambra East) said
that the application for the change of name was
long over-due since it was meant to immortalise
a man who fought and lived for the Igbo people.
The Speaker, Mrs Chinwe Nwaebili, said that the
university would be a multi-campus institution
located in Awka, Igbariam and Uli.
She said members of the committee on education
did a good work and urged others to prove their
worth on any assignment given at committee
level or otherwise
Source: NAN

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