Okowa Allays Fears of Scrapping Existing Institutions of Higher Learning.

DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has allayed fears of his administration scrapping existing institutions of higher learning assuring that his administration was working for the accreditation of all courses in such institutions in the state.

 Speaking at a thanksgiving service organized in honour of the member representing Isoko South
constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Orezi Esievo at the Cathedral of
St. Paul (Anglican Communion), Oleh, Isoko South local government area of the state,
Governor Okowa described as wicked, the rumour making the round that he wanted to
scrap the Oleh Campus of the Delta State University which plays host to the Faculties of
Law and that of Engineering.

According to him, "when we came on board, we commenced work at some structures in the
Faculty of Engineering, Oleh Campus for it to get full accreditation, but, I read the wicked rumour
in the newspaper that we want to scrap the Oleh Campus of DELSU, I want to let you know that,
there is no sign to scrap the Oleh Campus, it is mischief to make such a call for the scrapping of
the Campus, it is a wicked rumour that has no foundation."

 "It is our desire that the Engineering Faculty and Law Faculty to be accredited, we agreed during
the Education Summit that this is not the time to build more institutions, it is a time to develop the
ones we have and get all their courses accredited," he said, reiterating that he will tell Deltans the truth at all times and run a transparent, accountable government.

While congratulating Hon. Esievo on her elections, the Governor challenged all Deltans to
be advocates of peaceful and crime-free society, noting that with such, the state would be an
investors haven where prosperity for all Deltans would be achieved.

"The days of oil is fast going, oil is a wasting resource and the world is going beyond it, create
a peaceful environment that will allow people to invest in our state," he said while calling on
Christians to be more prayerful for God to change the fortunes of the state and the nation
positively.

 Earlier in his sermon, the Bishop in charge of the Oleh Diocese of Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd.
John Aruakpor in his sermon, thanked Governor Okowa's administration for the projects it was
executing in Isoko land, noting that apart from massive infrastructure projects, the Governor
Okowa's administration had also given political appointments to Isoko people.

He assured Governor Okowa of the support of all Deltans, especially, Isoko people for his
administration to succeed.

By Collins Arinzechukwu Agwam