Adefioye Iyunade
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, Stephen Okodudu, to restore the institution to the path of academic excellence, saying politics is destroying the institution.
Wike, who spoke while receiving a delegation of UNIPORT led by Okodudu in Government House, Port Harcourt, said the institution used to be one of the best in academics, character moulding and leadership in the country.
The governor expressed regrets that the institution had become a place where lecturers aligned with mainstream politicians to manipulate the electoral process.
He said the emergence of a substantive vice-chancellor of the university was enmeshed in such politics.
He said, “It is appalling that the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor of the institution is also enmeshed in such political consideration. That is the reason why there is an impasse in the emergence of a substantive Vice-Chancellor.”
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The governor restated his commitment to supporting his alma mater in order to enhance learning.
He recalled that as a minister, he attracted the Faculty of Law and also built the Faculty of Social Sciences.
He said the contract had been awarded for the construction of a new convocation arena and funds would be released soon.
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