Sunday, October 6, 2013

Akpabio charges state varsity to support govt ICT programme



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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