The appointments of some Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, lecturers into various political positions by the Enugu State Governor, His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah has been described as a noble gestures aimed at revitalizing the state’s economy and improving its welfare.

An academic group, the League of Academic for Peter Mbah (LAPM) in Enugu State gave the commendation on Monday when they paid coutsey visits to some of their members appointed into various political positions by the Enugu State Governor.

The Members visited include Prof Chris Ngwu, Chairman, Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC); Hon Dr Felix Nnamani, Commissioner, Water Resources and Prof Banko Okaibe, Chairman Enugu State Universial Basic Education Board ( ESUBEB).

The group expressed gratitude to the governor for the honour done the university and their members and expressed optimism that as a cetadel of learning ESUT remains a beacon for effective and purposeful leadership.

Speaking with ESUT Monitor shortly after their visit in Enugu, LAPM Chairman, Prof Ifeanyi Odoziobodo said the visits were to congratulate their members on their appointments, thank the governor for the honour done to them, the group and the university and to also discuss other issues bothering on the welfare of the group

“We visited our colleagues and comrades in their various offices today (Monday) to show solidarity and congratulate them on their appointments. We also want to thank His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah for his magnanimity in finding these men capable in helping him to deliver good governance to Ndị Enugu.

“Also, the visit afforded us the opportunity, as a body, to discuss on sundry issues affecting us,” he said.

Prof Odoziobodo listed members they visited to include: “We visited Prof Chris Ngwu who is the Chairman, Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC); Hon Dr Felix Nnamani who is the Honourable Commissioner, Water Resources as well as Prof Banko Okaibe, Chairman Enugu State Universial Basic Education Board ( ESUBEB).

“It would interest you to know that Prof Ọkaibe was just appointed ESUBEB Chairman less than two weeks ago. It is important to emphasize that Enugu State University remains the beacon for nurturing effective leaders not just for our dear state but the country and the global community at large,” he concluded.

In his speech, Prof Chris Ngwu
expressed his thankfulness to the group and described the visit as a mark of honour adding that he will make the league proud while keeping to the principles of the Governor in redefining the electoral landscape of Enugu State.

According to him, “This office is open for every member of the League any day any time. We need collaborative support to rebuild the electoral system in the state.”

On his part, the Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Dr Felix Nnamani said the visit was laudable and expressed appreciation to the League for finding time to visit him.

The League of Academic is a combination of the academia from different tertiary institutions in Enugu State with the mission of advancing the work of Governor Peter Mba through research, conferences and other developmental based programmes.

Members of LAPM on the visit include: Prof. Nicholas Attamah, Prof. Ifeanyi Odoziobodo, Ass.Prof. Agu Solomon, Dr. Lawrence Emeka Odo, Dr. Chibuike Madubugwu, Mr Eze Arinze and Mr Asogwa Joel

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More commendations have continued to pour in following the relaunch of the ESUT Monitor Newspaper with the Honourable Commissioner for Water Resources, Enugu State, Dr. Felix Nnamani promising that he would continue to identify with the paper.

Hon. Nnamani who described the paper as a “quality production” said the “sky will be your stepping stone” in his appraisal of the paper when the editorial team paid him a visit in his office, recently. He charged the department to sustain the paper.

 “You guys are in the pipeline, with the kind of quality production you’ve done in the campus. If you have the backup and resources that is required, the sky will be your stepping stone.

“All I can say is for you to keep it up, I’m impressed with this (holding the newspaper). I’ll continue to identify with this. Mass Communication is one of the pioneer departments in ESUT. The University was structured after Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. It was going to be totally University of Technology. Mass Communication was one of the social sciences that got a space afterwards. That’s why you have quality journalists both in the print and broadcast media. Congratulations to you and to the Mass Communication Department of our University,” he said.

He commended the great works put into the department by various individuals who had previously management the department.

“Your current HoD is doing a great work reviving the paper. I will also not forget great men in your department like Professors Chris Ngwu, Ifeanyi Didiugwu, Ike Ndolo, Sunny Udeze and so many others that are very active and sound.”

Since the return of the paper in the newsstands nearly two months ago, it has continued to receive encomiums from both the Enugu State Government, ESUT Management, Professors as well as individuals who have expressed delight for the revival. 

The ESUT Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu described the newspaper as “the watchdog of the university”

The Newspaper which served the university community previously but went out of circulation in 2015 was relaunched on November 16, 2023 following the appointment of Dr Chidiebere Ezinwa as the new Head of Mass Communication Department, ESUT in September.

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The Enugu State Commissioner for Water Resources, Honourable (Dr) Felix Nnamani, in an exclusive interview with ESUT Monitor, disclosed that he graduated with a Third-class degree from the Department of Political Science, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT in 1996.

He made this disclosure while recounting his days of humble beginnings saying “I graduated from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Department of Political Science in 1996 with Third-class Honours,” but didn’t stop at that level as the desire to acquire more knowledge to impact the society continued to push him in the ladder of his academic excellence.

“I didn’t stop there, I had to go to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where I obtained Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Local Government. It gave me the leverage now to get admission and go for Masters Degree.”

However, he highlighted some challenges he faced as an undergraduate that led to his graduation with third-class, decrying the hostile environment in which they were made to learn.

“We were the first to be admitted into the Faculty of Social Sciences, I went through pre-science programme in Abakaliki then ASUTECH (Anambra State University of Technology), at the point of getting admission in 1991, we were moved to Adada Campus in Nsukka. Adada Campus was not a joke, it was not an easy place. We were bathing in the stream, snakes were biting people, you couldn’t even concentrate, the few lecturers that were coming made enormous sacrifices coming from Enugu in a school bus to come and teach us on daily basis. We did that for almost three years before the then Military administration closed the campus and we came back to Enugu.” He said.

Asked if his grade is a true reflection of his intellectual ability, Honourable Nnamani responded in the negative stressing that his set then should not be judged by their academic performance because they lacked the basic facilities for a conducive learning environment coupled with their relocation to Enugu which brought them into a different situation entirely.  

“No, coming back to Enugu, it was difficult for us to integrate because we were looking different, the suffering and experience we got there is only God that knows. We were not supposed to be judged by our academic performances there because the facilities for you to really excel and pursue your goal were not there.

“And it’s not like we’re coming from a family where the resources are available. I came from one of the poorest villages in the state. I’m from Ugwuomu, it is one of the remotest villages in Enugu State. We trekked 15 kilometers from Ugwuomu to be able to go to St. Patrick in Emene to get secondary education. I remember going to farm with my mother to uproot cassava, go to Orie Emene and sell it before you can get money to go to school. I remember washing cars at the airport corner in order to get money to get to campus. A lot of factors contributed and God helped us to surmount, but that didn’t shift our focus to becoming who we are today.”

He also stressed that his resilience and commitment to his goals is what helped him surmount all the challenges life threw at him.

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The Enugu State Commissioner for Water Resources, Felix Nnamani has promised to provide water to the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) as part of the 2024 budget.

Honourable Nnamani who stated this in an exclusive interview with ESUT Monitor stressed the commitment of the State Government to achieve the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) number six goal through availability of water to the University community and the people of Agbani.

“Our intention is that we’re going to, as already captured in our budget for next year 2024, that we will refurbish all the water facilities across all the 476 communities in Enugu State. So if that project is revitalized, it will serve conveniently.

“We will also engage our geologists to come to the campus and check the volume of water we can get there, we can sink boreholes in the campus in favor of my alma mater,. We’ll do that, there is nothing we can do to make lives better for our young people that we would not do, it’s our ambition, what’s the essence of being here if my alma mater doesn’t have water” he said.

However, he maintained that ESUT is in Agbani, which is a semi-urban area and therefore, it is the responsibility of the Enugu State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (EN-RUWASSA) to provide water for Agbani and the entire 476 communities in Enugu State, as captured in the 2024 budget.

He also lamented the poor maintenance culture of Enugu people and enjoined Ndị Enugu to see government facilities as their own.

“There is a government water facility that is sited in Amodu, that water facility is supposed to serve the whole of Agbani but it is totally vandalized, overtaken by the weeds. During inspection, we were able to take inventory of that, and that’s why we’re doing sensitization. The era that government provides facilities and people ignore it has passed. What we’re asking our people is to own every project that is sited within their domain, if you own it, you protect it. If it spoils to a level that you cannot maintain it, you report back to us so we can bring in expertise that will help and do it”. He maintained.

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