Frontpage

Imolites Raise Alarm Over Alleged Fresh Looting By Samuel Ibezim The condemnable ongoing looting of Imo State property seems not to have stooped. Trumpeta has gathered that...

Host Community Rejects Removal of Imo Poly Removal .Says, Last Minute Establishment of Varsity A Deceit Rejects Fr Wence Madu By Onyekachi Eze Indigenes of Umuagwo, in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, Imo State have rejected the removal and relocation of the Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo to Ehime Mbano, describing it as one of the last minute projects of the Okorocha administration with deceitful tendencies. It would be recalled that the outgoing governor, Rochas Okorocha recently got the NUC accreditation, opening new University, Polytechnics and colleges of education across the state. Consequent to that, Imo Poly Umuagwo was relocated to Ehime Mbano LGA with a campus at the site of Ahiara Poly in Ahiazu Mbaise. Okorocha however established Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Science at the premises of the Imo Poly Umuagwo. Meanwhile, the host community in a protest match at the Imo Poly gate at the early hours of yesterday stiffly resists the planned relocation of the institution. According to a protest letter signed by the 6 village chairmen of Umuagwo, viz, Sir Casmir Amadi, Bethram Ohagwam, Romanus Diwe, Hyginus Ihenetu, Nnamdi Agugwo, and Henry Okoma, copied to the Governor-Elect Rt. Hon, Emeka Ihedioha. Executive Secretary Nigerian University Commission (NUC), Executive Secretary National Board for Technical Education. The Polytechnic Council Chairman, the Police Commissioner Imo State Police Command, The Director of State Security Services (DSS), they claimed such late establishment is a deceit and should be vehemently resisted. In the same vein, they called for the immediate removal of the Rector, Rev Fr Wence Madu, describing him as the architect of all the plot and backwardness experienced in the Polytechnic. “Our attention has been drawn to the purported removal of Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo and establishment of Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the complex. In all intent and purposes, the action is a grand deceit and high level subterfuge by the outgoing administration, in connivance with the over stayed Rector of the institution, who claims to be a Priest, Fr. Wence Madu to completely destroy the institution and deal decisively with the host community”. “Recall that in the eight years of Gov. Rochas Okorocha, this administration only considered it necessary to remove Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo and changed it to Imo State University of Agric and environmental sciences, 34 days to its exit, showing that it was an action done in bad faith which cannot stand. More so, the Rector, Fr. Wence Madu who had over spent his stay as head of the institution was ridiculously appointed chancellor and chairman of the board. Fr. Wence came in as Rector in 2011 and his tenure ended 2017, yet he has been in charge till date. His qualification is doubt to be a Rector”.  “The host community, Umuagwo has it on good note that the said Fr. Madu's mission to the institution in Umuagwo was to destroy Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo. Earlier sign of his mischief started immediately he was appointed Rector, when the selfish balkanization of the courses and creation of multi campus system commenced. The action led to the removal of several courses out of Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo. He also stated the utter anihilation of host communities by denying them rights and privileges in the institution as well as the alleged mismanagement of the resources meant for the development of the school.” “Unfortunately after his five years tenure expired, two years ago, the Rector purportedly claimed that his tenure was extended for two years which is against the Edit establishing the Polytechnic and NBTE rules governing the Polytechnic. As at today, staff Members of Imo State Polytechnic are owed backlog of salaries even as it was at an unacceptable 80%. The appointment of Fr. Madu as chancellor and Chairman of the board of the so called Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is not acceptable to the host community and won't stand.” “It has also been discovered that the so called University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is a sham private partnership arrangement orchestrated by Rector and acolytes to subtly remove Imo State Polytechnic from Umuagwo and take over our land for the selfish gains.” “It has also been observed that the plot to remove Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo for the University is another design to deny Umuagwo the host community status of Imo State Polytechnic considering that Imo State government has no capacity to fund the newly established varsities. So, after Imo State' Polytechnic has been removed, the so called University will die a natural death.”  “In view of the non consideration of the interest of the Host community and continued stay of the Rector whose tenure had expired years ago, the host community is saying No to the attempt to give its land to Fr. Wence Madu and co under the University arrangement.”  “The host community is also not comfortable with this dying minute policy of the Okorocha Government.”  “We say No to the fake University; leave our Imo State Polytechnic for us in Umuagwo. Let Fr. Wence Madu Go.”

*DISSOLUTION OF IMO STATE WORKING COMMITTEE (SWC) AND APPOINTMENT OF A CARETAKER COMMITTEE IN IMO STATE* The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of...

Reps Speaker: Chike Okafor Battles Political “Soulmates” .Why Okigwe South Lawmaker is in the Race The member representing Ihitte Uboma, Obowo and Ehime Mbano federal constituency...

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Following the establishment of Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the premises of the Imo State Polytechnic,...

34 Days To Leave Office See Okorocha's Last Men Standing By: Tochi Onyeubi Barely 34 days to handover the mantle of leadership of the state to the...

Okorocha Begina Handover Plans, Gets Transition Committee to work with Ihedioha group   GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE SUBJECT: GOVERNOR ROCHAS OKOROCHA SETS UP 21-MEMBER TRANSITION...

House of Reps Speaker Why Okorocha, Rescue Mission Dumped Chike Okafor That Honourable Chike Okafor, member representing Obowo/Ihitte Uboma/Ehime Mbano Federal Constituency re-elected for the next...

Alleged Okorocha's 3rd Term Agenda; ARCHBISHOP OBINNA WAS WRONG, SAYS UCHE NWOSU AIDE Against the views expressed by the Archbishop of Owerri Catholic Diocese, Archbishop Anthony...

Imo Governor Boasts, Says; IMOLITES CAN'T COUNT ALL MY PROPERTY The outgoing governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has summed up a position that people...