Deputy Senate President, Presents A Bus and HP Computers To The Faculty Of Management Sciences Of Ebonyi State University

Enugu Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has presented a brand new 18-seater Hiace bus and ten HP Desktop computers to the Faculty of Management Sciences, Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakiliki.

He presented the donation to the faculty at his residence in fulfilment of his promises during the 4th - 6th convocation ceremony of EBSU.

Ekweremadu commended the management and staff of the University for Advancement of knowledge and academic excellence in the state.

The Senator representing Enugu West pressed Nigerian universities to continue to promote academic excellence.

He urged the school management to provide equal opportunities to all students in the use of the items and expressed hope that the computers would help to upgrade the research capacity of the institution.

Ekweremadu also explained that 10 sets of computers as well as N2 million were presented by the Enugu State Governor-elect, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as part of his own contribution to support EBSU.

The items were handed over to the university by Ekweremadu's wife, Nwanneka, on-behalf of her husband and the Governor-elect.

Receiving the items on-behalf of the university, the Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Professor Sunday Nwite, described the gesture as a massive support for research and academic activities of the institution.

Nwite described Ekweremadu as a blessing to the entire people of Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria and West Africa at large.

Nwite said the gifts were the first of its kind since the inception of the university and called on other well-meaning Nigerians to emulate the Senator and Ugwuanyi.

Present at the occasion were Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Eugene Odo, House Leader, Sunday Udokoye, and Chairman, Awgu Local Government area, Nnanna Nze, among others.