A non-governmental organization (NGO) under the aegis
of Golden Organization for Accountability in Leadership and Development (GOLD)
has proposed three specialized universities for Anambra State.
These universities proposed to be driven by active and
well-to-do sons of the state, of including the Obi of Onitsha, HRM Agbogidi,
Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe who is a globally reconized statesman is to be persuaded
to set up the Igwe Alfred Achebe African University of Culture and
International Studies.
Addressing journalists at the end of their meeting,
the GOLD chairman and former chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress, Dr Anthony
Ugozor read out the communique, listing out key decisions taken.
He said that their main focus, irrespective of who or
whichever political party was in power in the state was proper accountability
and responsive governance in all levels of government.
More so, that they are to generate a clean atmosphere
for good governance to thrive.
Ugozor said that they placed high premium on
accountability as a capital index for all levels of governments and leadership
in society at large beginning with Anambra State.
That the objective of GOLD was to generate tangible
progress in Anambra State which he explained had motivated them to project and
propose the three special universities in the State, expected to take next
academic year.
According to Ugozor, “We feel strongly that the Chief
Executive Officer of the Innoson Group of Companies, Dr Innocent Chukwuma who
is doing well in automobile manufacturing industry in Africa and beyond, hence
should be encouraged with our support to establish a university in his name.
“The proposed name is Innoson University of
Technology.
“We also considered Prince Arthur Eze as one of those
who have the capacity to establish a university in Anambra State to be named
Arthur Eze University of Management and Legal Studies.
While the third one should be Igwe Alfred Achebe
African University of Culture and International Studies.
“We have various committees including legal,
education, contact and mobilization, membership and administration, women
mobilization and non-indigene committees.
“These committees are geared towards growing and
enforcing the belief and concept of the organization.
“We call on and all citizens and stakeholders to
assist in seeing the initiative materialize.
One of the pillars of the group who is also the
national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)Chief Okey Nwosu
noted also that the group would work in collaboration with those three
illustrious sons of the State to ensure that the proposed universities became
operational in the next one year.
He said they would also work in collaboration with the
National Universities Commission (NUC) for possible approval and immediate take
off to make sure that the institutions take off as scheduled.
“God helping us, we must make these three universities
functional and can even start admitting students within the next one year.
“You can even hold us accountable the way we want to
hold governments accountable. We want to live by example.
“We know the mindset and thinking pattern of
personalities we have chosen to work with and we know they will always do
anything that can promote Anambra State. When we might have started the
projects, in the next four to five years, the State will not be the same.
“Government is not maximizing the opportunities we
have in Anambra. By the time we start implementing our proposals, maybe it will
start to open the minds of future political leaders in the State, “Chief Nwosu
The group which plans to develop the South-East region
through skilled-based education noted that it’s door is open for more members
daily. That they are non sectional, non political, non religious and drew
membership from the professionals, the media, the business class and the
academia, etc.
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