Anambra Varsity Gets New Name

The Anambra House of Assembly on
Thursday 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.
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repealed while a new law aimed at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 (NAN)


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