Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has approved the payment of fees for Abia students studying in an Indian university who were abandoned by the previous administration.
The governor also approved the payment of school fees for those in Nigerian Law Schools in the country.
Briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council Meeting chaired by the governor himself, the State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu, said the gesture over the Abia students in India is to enable them to continue their studies, having been abandoned by the previous administration in the state.
The Commissioner said, “Following Governor Alex Otti’s interest and the high premium he placed on students, the governor has graciously approved the payment of school fees of Abia students in India. He also approved the payment of school fees of 271 Abia students in Nigerian Law schools.”
Kanu further revealed that the governor of the state has successfully obtained accreditation for 19 programs at Abia State University Uturu, ABSU. He also mentioned that the governor instructed the Commissioner for Lands to expedite the processing of a Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) within 48 hours for Frank Onyeka, an international footballer from Isuikwuato LGA. Onyeka intends to establish a football academy in the state.
Onyeka and his wife had visited the state governor with Daati Baba Ahmed, who was on hand to support the academy and pledged to do so, with the governor stating the willingness of his administration to support the academy that will be sited between Umuahia and Aba.
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