Federal govt. to Take over Ebonyi State Medical Sciences Varsity- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the federal government will take over the management of the University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi State, as a Federal Medical University.

The President stated this last night at a state dinner in his honour in Abakaliki, in response to a request by Governor Dave Umahi on the university located in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the State.

President Buhari told the people of Ebonyi that the process for the change of ownership of the university is on and ‘‘will be concluded soon.’’

He thanked the State government for the honour of naming the State International Airport and magnificent 4-way Light Tunnel after him.

President Buhari expressed confidence that these facilities and many more will further the frontiers of economic development in Ebonyi State in particular and the nation at large.

The president, who assured the government and people of Ebonyi State of the support of his administration to enable the Governor to accomplish his vision for the State, thanked them for the reception accorded him during the two-day State visit.

”Thank you for keeping faith with our administration’s development programmes and the manifestoes of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC)”, he said.

The president recalled that the last time he visited the State in 2017 in the second quarter of the first tenure of Governor Umahi’s administration, he had witnessed ”the commencement of mind-blowing projects”.

Lauding the massive life-transforming projects executed by Umahi in the last seven years, the president told the governor: ”You have done your people proud. I am particularly amazed by the economic development records of the State under your administration, the wonderful network of roads, critical infrastructure and investment opportunities in the State.”

He also commended the State for emerging as the second overall best in fiscal performance in Nigeria and for soaring high in fiscal discipline, transparency and accountability in the use of public resources, saying: ”It shows you have zero tolerance for corruption and waste of public funds. Indeed, people of proven fiscal discipline and track records of performance are desired in our quest for nation building.”

Gov. Umahi, thanked the president for the various assistance to the state, as he pledged the support of Ebonyi people and indeed all South-east people, saying ”we value greatly this wonderful fatherly love and fair disposition to the plights of our people.”