The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have been commended for their support and contributions to the progress and development of Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku, Rivers State.
The Provost of the College, Dr Emmanuel Ikenyiri, made the commendation last Friday while inspecting on-going and completed projects embarked upon by the two intervention agencies in the College to mark his one year in office.
He noted that prior to his administration, internal roads especially in Campus 1 were dilapidated, making driving or walking round the College not only a nightmare but disgustful, but expressed appreciation to the management of NDDC for their quick response to his appeal for help letters and visits by rehabilitating the old roads and constructing new ones in both Campus 1 and 2 of the institution.
The Provost also hinted that talks are on-ongoing with the management of NDDC for the fencing of permanent site (Campus 2) of the College to avoid security challenges, further encroachment by land grabbers and put to stop to the activities of herdsmen who have turned the Campus into a grazing land, thereby destroying College and student’s demonstration farms.
Dr Ikenyiri who also thanked TETFUND for Constructing the on-going two -storeybuilding staff offices and 500-capacity ICT building, beckoned on other companies operating in the area especially the Nigeria Agip Oil Company limited (NAOC) to come to their aid.
Projects inspected by the Provost included the new roads connecting the College Games Village to School of Technical Education, the road from School of Vocational Education through the School of Education to school of Vocational Education and other new and rehabilitated roads in the College permanent site (Campus II).
Other projects were 500-capacity ICT building at Campus 1, two-storey building staff office block at Campus 2, furnished College gymnastics building at Campus 1 and the on-going re-grassing and other works on the College sports/convocation arena at campus 1, among others.
Highlight of the inspection tour was the commissioning of the new office of the Dean, School of Secondary Education (Sciences), Lady Doris Okoroh by the Provost.
Dr Ikenyiri who was accompanied during the project inspection by some senior members of the College was appointed Provost by the Federal Government on 17th May, 2018 but officially assumed duty on 4th June, 2019.
