Politics
New Federal Universities: President Tinubu and Benjamin Kalu reintegrating South East into mainstream Nigeria – Renewed Hope Partners Abia Central
The Renewed Hope Partners, Abia Central have congratulated President Bola Tinubu and the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu, for providing greater access to the children of the South East and other Nigerians who desire admissions into higher institutions, by providing the legal empowerment for the establishment of more Universities and other tertiary institutions in the South East.
President Bola Tinubu had recently signed into law the bills for establishment of Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Item, Abia State and the Federal College of Education, Bende in Abia State, sponsored by the Deputy Speaker Kalu. The President also signed into law the bill for the establishment of the Federal University, Okigwe in Imo State, which the Deputy Speaker seriously lobbied for assent.
A statement signed by Pastor Pat Ikechi PhD Dr Larry Isaac as Zonal Coordinator and Secretary respectively noted that these are manifest dividends of democracy occasioned by the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu providing greater hope of better things for Nigerians.
The statement added that these institutions will not only provide wider opportunities for the youths who come out in thousands to seek admission into the universities and other higher institutions every year, but will also provide gainful employment opportunities for the people of the South East and other Nigerians.
It maintained that the action of the President and that of the Deputy Speaker are deliberate moves aimed at effective and functional re-integration of the South East to the mainstream Nigeria, hence they deserve support.
The Renewed Hope Partners also appreciated President Tinubu for his great impact in the South East and particularly Abia State under just two years of his administration, stressing that the infrastructural developments in Abia like the Abia International Airport, Federal Secretariat at Ekeoba, Umuahia North, as well as the many road projects including the Umuahia – Ikwuano – Ikot Ekpene road presently under construction are among other great dividends of democracy made possible through the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu.
The Renewed Hope Partners, Abia Central, in the statement urged everyone to support the President as well as the Deputy Speaker whom they described as worthy Representative who has been providing functional leadership not just for Abia but for the entire South East and Nigeria at large.