Abia state government has commenced implementation of the newly released white paper of the visitation panel report on the university with the appointment of Professor Ndukwe Okudo as the new Vice Chancellor with a new management team and governing council.
The new appointees include Rt.Hon Agwu U. Agwu as Pro- chancellor and Dr. Onwubiko Dike as member of governing council.
With Deputy vice chancellors, four members of senate, two representatives from the congregation, a delegate from the state Ministry of Tertiary Education and a new Bursar for the university.
Prince Okey Kanu who is the Commissioner for Information addressed this at the Government House, Umuahia, while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti.
“Government accepted the recommendation for a full-scale investigation into the Awards of higher degrees in the university,”
“Government also noted the need to investigate the VC’s traditional title and payroll status. Government further approved the discontinuation of the practice of personal salary payments to former officers and staff serving in other agencies.”
Commissioner made it clear that salaries would no longer be paid on the 28th of the month as has been the case since the inception of this administration.
“The state government and the organized labor have reached an amicable settlement with regards to the issue of the payment of the new minimum wage.
“The payment of the new minimum wage will still happen this October. It might be a bit difficult to commence, October 28, because the negotiations ended in the early hours of today.
“Rest assured that those payments will be made before the end of the month as promised by the state Governor.”
Kanu added that the Local Government elections conducted by the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) would still hold this weekend, 2nd November 2024 as scheduled.
“The Friday preceding the elections, work will end by 12 noon to enable workers travel to their communities to participate fully in the elections.”
Commissioner also said that the “Ten Million –Know-Your- Number”, “Control Your Number” program, which is a National Health program for the free screening of diabetes and hypertension kicked -off in Abia State, Monday 28 October 2024, and would last till the 5th of November 2024.
a total number of 223,847 Abian’s are expected to be screened during the exercise which is meant at creating awareness about the diseases.
“It is a national program, and it is intended to screen ten million Nigerians. “They want to screen people to ascertain how healthy they are because a lot of people die silently as a result of hypertension and diabetes. This program offers Abian’s opportunity to get screened for free.
“By this announcement Abian’s are encouraged to show up at the venues where the screening exercise is taking place.”
Abia State Government would be a part of the forthcoming burial ceremonies of two prominent Igbo sons who will be laid to rest on the 2nd and 8th of November 2024, respectively.
They are Chief Dr Emmanuel lwuanyanwu, the immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, who will be laid to rest at his Atta, Ikeduru home, Imo state, and late Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who will be buried on 8th November 2024 at Uburu, Ohaozara LGA of Ebonyi State.
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