The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has commissioned an internal road project in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State.
The 0.6kM road linking the Chinedum Nwajiuba Senate Building to the College of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Law was reconstructed by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing under the Federal Government intervention programme on tertiary institutions’ internal roads.

At the handing over ceremony yesterday, Mr. Fashola represented by the Federal Controller of Works, Ebonyi State, Engr. Steve Oluwadun, noted that the gap of infrastructure needs is steadily being bridged by a gradual process of repairs, renewal and construction on major highways and it has reached the schools.
He maintained that it was undebatable that the quality of education will be impacted by the quality of infrastructure and the learning environment and those who doubt it should simply listen to some of the feedback from students in the schools where this type of intervention has taken place.


The Minister further stated that the Federal government has successfully intervened in 64 road projects in various federal tertiary institutions and handed over a total of 46 as at March, 2022.

While delivering his welcome address, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sunday Elom, commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for its various impactful intervention projects in the University, adding that the completed sections of the road project is strategic for smooth vehicular and pedestrian movement to the College of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Law of the institution.
“On that note, may I at this junction express our profound appreciation to the President and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for his approval of some critical projects for the University. In his administration, the University has benefitted from some critical intervention programmes. Chief among them is the 1 mega watt hybrid solar power plant that was completed and inaugurated in 2018 through the Rural Electrification Agency, under the Energizing Education Programme of the Federal Government, which made the institution the first public university in Nigeria with uninterrupted power supply.


“The University, under this government, has also benefitted from the Ecological Fund, through which over 4 km of internal roads and drainages were constructed to checkmate the incidences of ecological problems in the University in 2017. We are extremely happy for these gains, yet we can’t but continue to ask for more”.
The Vice-Chancellor who was represented at the event by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof. Abel Ezeoha, also used the opportunity to call for more of such interventions from the Federal Government, noting that the University is still young and on the process of justifying the reason for its establishment.


He said: “As a young university that is barely 12 years old, we are striving to justify the reason for our establishment by ensuring that the ideals and culture of a world-class institution are enthroned and maintained in all our academic activities. This is to ensure that we turn-out globally competitive and problem-solving graduates, and also make positive impact on our road to sustainable national development.
“Nevertheless, in spite of our lofty vision, we are challenged by serious infrastructural gaps especially in the area of internal road networks and structures. We use this medium therefore to appeal to the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing for more interventions in this regard”, he concluded.