The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS National)
after its assessment tour to Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike
last Wednesday scored the Vice Chancellor Prof Hilary Edeoga above ninety
percent 90% for making judicious use of funds from TETfund in developing the
University to its glorious state.
The association earlier this year commissioned its executive
to tour round the whole Universities in Nigeria to evaluate the extent the Vice
Chancellors make use of the funds available to them by the Tertiary Education trust
Fund in their various universities by sighting projects done with TETfund need
assessment funds.
The president of NANS National Comrade Tijani Usman Shehu in
his speech described Prof Edeoga as an outstanding VC whose integrity and
sincerity is not questionable, he said the association is satisfied with the
level of projects going on in the University especially the four Lecture Halls
with two thousand capacity each, two examination halls, central science
laboratory and six additional standard hostels thereby bridging the gap in
infrastructural deficit. He told the VC that earlier before the executive’s
tour, the association had sent two of its members to Universities to examine
TETfund projects and give their report to the national body unknown to the
Universities. He said MOUAU scored high and that the executive’s tour has
verified the tenacity of their report. He lauded Prof Edeoga for not being
selfish like some of his counterparts, but made good use of the funds in
creating enabling environment for learning and promotion of Agriculture in Abia
state and Nigeria at large.
The association presented an award of credence to Prof
Edeoga in recognition of his efforts in repositioning Nigeria’s education
standard for better. The president submitted a letter for award from All-Africa Students Union (AASU) as the “2014
Africa Most Outstanding Vice Chancellor” and “2014 Africa Most Outstanding University”
in recognition of his outstanding profile in promotion of the students’ welfare.
The association also submitted a letter pleading for amnesty for two students expelled
by the University.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof Edeoga in his response thanked the executive of NANS and described them as "leaders of today and tomorrow". He said that university should be a place for the formation and molding of characters trough learning, adding that the university is not a place for perfect people and therefore students should not be treated with high handedness in correcting their mistakes. He encouraged them to do what is right always and to be known for one thing "Good" and never to have two identities.
