Posted by From Charles Ogugbuaja, Owerri on
THE 27-member Imo State House of Assembly has passed a bill renaming the Imo State University as Evan Enwerem University.
* Sultan to begin visit Sunday
THE 27-member Imo State House of Assembly has passed a bill renaming the Imo State University as Evan Enwerem University.
After a series of debates and committee stages chaired by the deputy speaker of the house, Chief Jonas Okeke, the bill was passed after it went to the committee of the whole house presided over by the Speaker, Chief Goodluck Opiah.
The bill which is to be assented to by the Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim provides that Enwerem, a past governor of the state, but now late, should have the institution bears his name.
The Guardian learnt that Imo State University was relocated to Owerri during the regime of Enwerem in 1991.
In a related development, the bill seeking to repeal the Imo State Environmental Protection Agency (ISEPA) is now being deliberated upon by the members of the assembly.
According to the house majority leader, Dr. John Egbuchulam, the bill seeks to repeal the agency which came on board by Law 1992, adding that the agency was no longer useful because there were similar ministries, Imo State Ministry of Petroleum and Environment and the Environmental Transformation Commission, (ENTRACO) which have taken over assets and liabilities of ISEPA.
Meanwhile, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saidu Abubakar will on Sunday begin a two-day official visit to Imo State. According to a statement made available to the media, the Sultan will be given a reception by Imo and Anambra around 1 pm on Sunday.
The statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Imo and South East Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, Mr. Kennedy Eweama, said that the monarch would on the same day at 2 p m enjoy a grand reception at Ilomuanya's palace in Obinugwu.
On November 24, it continued, Abubakar will at 1p.m pay a courtesy call on Governor Ikedi Ohakim while he will address the Moslem community, Traditional Ruler Council and Elders council the same day at the Multipurpose Hall, Owerri.
Afterwards, the Sultan will lay a foundation of the state secretariat of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers.