Anambra State House Of Assembly Adopts Change Of Name For Anambra Varsity, Now Answers COOU

                     

It was joyous moment in the Anambra House of Assembly sitting in Awka on Thursday when it passed a bill, changing the name of the state-owned university at Uli to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU).

The bill was passed during the plenary of the legislature in Awka to immortalize and honour the former Biafra hero.

The decision followed the report of the House Committee on Education which recommended the change of the name after the Executive then led by former Governor Peter Obi announced the name change during the remembrance anniversary of Late Ojukwu at Igbariam campus where Obi’s government supported the Institution infrastructure upgrade with N5 Billion.

Mrs. Rita Maduagwu (APGA Nnewi South 2), the Chairman, House Committee on Education, recalled that the bill had been read the second time on the floor of the house on December 17, 2013.

She said that the committee found that the university’s name had been changed before from Anambra State University of Science and Technology and that there were a number of provisions in the extant law that required review.

“After due consideration of facts and information, the committee recommends that the law establishing the university be repealed while a new law aimed at amending the principal law be passed,” Maduagwu said.

Mr. Tony Muonagor (APC Idemili North) said that the aim was to immortalise the late Ojukwu and to encourage hard work among the people of the state and Nigeria at large.

Mr. Valentine Ayika (PDP Njikoka1) said that the bill was due for passage since it was read second time in December 2013.

Mr. Obinna Emenakaya (APGA Anambra East) said that the application for the change of name was long over-due since it was meant to immortalize a man who fought and lived for the Igbo people.

Mr. Ebele Obi (APC Idemili South) said that the passage was a welcome development.

The Speaker, Mrs. Chinwe Nwaebili, said that the university would be a multi-campus institution located in Awka, Igbariam and Uli.

 

She praised the members of the committee on education for a good work done and urged other members to prove their worth on any assignment given at individual or committee level.