Anthony Nwakaegho/DigitalSENSE
Business News
The Akwa Ibom State
Government has called on University of Uyo Governing Council to embrace the
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) drive of the state government
in order to expand the knowledge base of students in ICT.
The State Governor, Mr Godswill Akpabio, made the call when he
hosted the Pro-Chancellor of the University Governing Council, Prof. Kimse
Okoko, at government house, Uyo.
"I will like you to see how the University ICT department
can key into what we are doing at the state level. We have built the first
e-library in West Africa with over 70 million e-books downloadable. I look forward
to signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with you so that periodically your
students will come and learn," Akpabio said.
He commended the University management for maintaining full
accreditation status in all courses offered in the University, being prudent in
the management of funds allocated to and implored them to maintain the status
quo.
DigitalSENSE
Business News learnt of the incident in the institution which led to
destruction of schools property and death of a student, as the governor
expressed his shock at the wilful destruction of an institution by students.
"That was a shock to me. I do not think any provocation on
earth should have led people to want to destroy established institution, just
like the students did. It is also important to look inward at what could have
caused the crisis. You must look at your admission policy because I understand
that a lot of fake admissions were given out to students and some of them
stayed there for three years and getting to the point they were to graduate,
the university would ask them to withdraw" the governor said.
Okoko commended the governor for distinguishing himself as a
true representative of the people of Niger Delta and for continuously
supporting the development of the institution and asked for assistance from the
governor in some problems facing the institutions which includes lack of
perimeter fence, trespass of the school land by original owners and erosion
menace, among others.
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Pix: Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Godswill Akpabio,
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