Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has promised to restore electricity to the Uli campus of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University after 21 years of blackout.
He also assured the institution of access to the internet and WiFi in public places within the campus and expressed optimism that this will further deepen the school’s access to the digital world.
Soludo made this assertion during his one-day working visit to the campus in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.
In a release by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the governor stated: “We have to work out a plan to connect power back to Uli and the campus. Uli campus is not forgotten. Our party mantra and governing ideology is to leave no one behind, and education is Anambra’s future and foundation.
“That is why we are investing in human capital that is productive at home and exportable abroad. We must deliberately invest in qualitative education. We are paying serious attention to quality. We also have the PPCP framework to do this”.
He further said: “Digitalisation will give this campus an advantage, and we will also begin the gradual construction of the internal roads in the campus”.
Eulogising Soludo, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh assured him of their unalloyed prayer and support, whom she described as education-friendly.
The Institution’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kate Omenugha commended the governor for the visit, his commitment to the school’s infrastructural development, and his past support, including the university’s accreditation.
