(From left): ABSU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Maxwell Ogbulu, Pro-Chancellor/Governing Council Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, Council Member, Senator Emma Nwaka and ABSU Registrar, Dr. Acho Elendu, making some points during the visit
ABSU moves to restore abandoned secondary school
[From BONIFACE OKORO, Umuahia]
Process for the restoration of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) International Secondary School to its former enviable status has been set in motion by the Governor Council of the University.
(From left): ABSU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Maxwell Ogbulu, Pro-Chancellor/Governing Council Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, Council Member, Senator Emma Nwaka and ABSU Registrar, Dr. Acho Elendu, making some points during the visit
Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the University’s Governing Council, Senator Adolphus Nwabara, led the Council members and ABSU’s management to the dilapidated school located few kilometres from the main Uturu Campus to obtain a firsthand information on problems facing the school as it had been abandoned for years.
“For 32 years this is the first time a Governing Council Chairman and Members as well as the entire University Management has visited this school. We are so happy”
“Our Student population used to be more than 1,500 with each class divided into A to D. Now this is what we have. Thank God this visit will be the beginning of the restoration of our International status,” were the emotion-laden words with which the authorities and teachers welcomed their Very Important visitors.
Moved by the presentation of the Acting Principal of the school, Senator Wabara, directed the Management of the University to find a way to make funds available for urgent rehabilitation of some of the facilities in the school as the first step towards its restoration to the original standard. In addition, Wabara made a personal donation of a huge sum of money to assist in giving the school a face lift immediately.
He commended the Principal and the entire staff of the school for their resilience and commitment in sustaining and keeping the ideals of the School in spite of the challenges over the years and assured that the Council, under his watch, would henceforth continue to support the school in any way they can because the school remains the pride of the University and Abia State at large.
The Council boss while admonishing the Students to be committed to their studies, also poured encomiums on the Alumni of the School for their assistance and support to their alma-mater and encouraged them not to relent.
Earlier, the Acting Principal, Dr (Mrs) Ijeoma Victoria Ikenegbu, had expressed gratitude to the Chairman and other members of Council for the visit, adding that it would give them a sense of belonging, having felt abandoned over the years. She presented a shopping list of their needs to the Governing Council of the University.
Other teachers who spoke on the occasion, thanked the Chairman and members of Council for finding time to come to the school while the representative of the senior prefect, Igwe Melissa, on behalf of the students, stated that they were excited to see such high calibre of men and women visit the school and assured that they would continue to be well behaved and committed to their academics.
In a vote of thanks, Kalu lekwa okpan appreciated the Council members for the visit and prayed that the school and its staff be reintegrated into ABSU, while seeking the support of the University to advertise the school in a push to increase its admission intake.
The Vice-Chancellor, Distinguished Professor Onyemachi M. Ogbulu, and the entire Management were all present during the visit.
