Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has promised to build new male and female hostels, administrative block, health centre and sports complex at the state-owned Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni.
Gov. Fubara also regretted that the school is surviving mainly on infrastructures built by the Tertiary Education Trust Funds (TETFUND).
The governor made the promise on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, when he visited the school on the invitation of the IAUE’s Governing Council to assess the needs of the university.
Gov. Fubara, who was received by the Chairman of the Governing Council, Chief Adokiye Amesemaka, members of the Council, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Okey Onuchukwu, crowd of students and residents of the area said the council told him there was a need for the government to intervene urgently on critical needs of the school.
The governor said he personally led his team to the school to see the condition of the facilities in line with the request of the council.
He said: “This afternoon I can say that with what I have seen here the improvement recorded very regrettably are only those ones that have been achieved through the TETFUND and it is unfortunate that as a government we have not done much for a school that is under our control.
“I can make bold to say that this afternoon from what I have seen the way the school has also managed itself we will immediately grant the request of the Governing Council.
The governor stated that the request includes building of new hostels both male and female, administrative block, a new health center and a sports complex and subsequently granted all the requests.
He appealed to the authorities of the University to continue with the good works and particularly commended the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Okey Onuchukwu for doing very well in the University.
The governor advised the students to make good use of their opportunity in the school to actualise their dreams. He admonished them not to only pass through the school, but to also allow the school to pass through them to enable them gain something before leaving, assuring that he will do what is needed to improve the condition of the University.