By orji sampson
The incoming students of the Imo State University on Tuesday September 22 got a cheering news ahead of their admission registration when His Excellency the Executive Governor of the state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha banned the collection of N50,000 acceptance fee from it’s new students.
Gov Okorocha who made the declaration during the commissioning of the institutions N150 million ultra modern recreation park re-iterated the desire of his government to make education totally but informed that only students who’s accumulated General Point (GP) is above 1.5 at the end of every session can access the free education.
The Grand Commander for Free Education among other promises ordered the institution vice Chancellor Prof Ukachukwu Awuzie to ensure that all students who’s GP is below 1.5 be forwarded to him so they can answer why the State should be wasting money on them.
He also ordered that hence forth, sales of textbooks, handouts and other fees be stopped instructing that every approved book for each department be sold in the school bookshop as any student caught selling textbooks or handouts for lecturers will be expelled from the school.
He however condemned the act of indecent dressing by the students advising them to shun cultism and other social vices in the to answer true son’s and daughters of Okorocha.
In a related development and still on a celebrating mood, the school also on Tuesday witnessed the commissioning and formal opening of the N150 million recreation Park built by Chief Peter Sunday Owunna memorial foundation.
In his address during the occasion which took place at the convocation arena of the institution, Chief Owunna who is the Pro Chancellor of IMSU stated that when he was called to serve in this capacity he did so in other serve and truly serve informing that he became a “Chief Begger: unashamedly at his own expense to attract projects to the school community including the recreation centre that accommodates a fast food, Business Centre, shops and other ancillary spaces to argument the facility.
Earlier on, the vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Awuzie and the chairman of the occasion His Lordship Most Rev Dr G.O Ochiagha (Emeritus Catholic Bishop of Orlu Diocese) admonished the Owunna for his selfless sacrifice and likened him to the Saint who used his resources to build infrastructures that impacted positively to the life of Romans while thanking the Gov for making a wonderful choice in the person of Owunna as IMSU’s Pro Chancellor.
The Gov who was the Special Guest of honour personally thanked Chief Owunna who also is an aspirant for the Senatorial Seat of Imo North (Okigwe zone) under APC for being Rescue Mission compliant.
