Monarch Urges President Tinubu To Complete University Of Agric Bassambri

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been urged to consider the completion of the University of Agriculture, Bassambri in Nembe Kingdom, Bayelsa State, South-south Nigeria which was approved by the immediate past administration.

The call was made by the Institution’s host community in a statement signed by the Paramount ruler of the Kingdom, Amanayabo of opu-Nembe Kingdom, his royal Majesty, Biobelemoye Josiah.

The Paramount ruler also called on the President who is a Visitor to the University to consider appointing the pioneer Vice Chancellor from the host community.

King Josiah who is also the President of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, hailed the former Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, former Petroleum Minister of State, Timiprye Silva and federal Lawmakers, for their roles in ensuring that the Opu Nembe kingdom gets a Federal presence through the Federal University of Agriculture.

“The host community has provided adequate land and calls on the Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri to take advantage of the opportunity and write his name in gold by providing the take off facility for the University to kick-start in earnest.
 
“The Paramount Ruler of Opu-Nembe Kingdom, King (Dr.) Biobelemoye Joy Josiah, Ogbodo VIII, the Opu-Nembe Council of Chiefs and the entire citizenry of the Kingdom express their sincere and heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for promising to build on his predecessor’s achievements of which the newly approved Federal University of Agriculture Bassambiri (FUAB) is one.

“We are therefore thanking the President in advance in trust, believing he will sustain and improve on the good works of his predecessor”, the Paramount ruler said.

While appreciating the State Governor, Douye Diri for his support to the people of the Kingdom, he urged him to ensure the provision and release of the take-off facility which is the Government Girls Secondary School and make necessary renovations to further stamp his love for the Opu-Nembe Kingdom.

“Lastly, the Opu-Nembe Kingdom will only be willing and glad to
do all that is necessary in her domain in ensuring that this
monumental project attains its maximum success”.
To further ensure that nothing stops the project from manifesting according to the statement, the King has transferred the land previously donated to house the Federal College of Education Bassambiri to the Federal University of Agriculture Bassambiri, with additional hectares of land that would be included in the resurveyed document to reflect the FUAB status.

Recall that the immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, had approved the establishment of a Federal University of Agriculture Bassambri, in Bayelsa State, South-south Nigeria.

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