By Nkiru Anakor
The Mbaukwu community in Awka South Local Government Area has reaffirmed its commitment to the expansion of the Mbaukwu Mini Campus of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, with a donation of 1,000 building blocks to support ongoing infrastructure development.
The pledge was made recently during a courtesy visit by a community delegation to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie, expressing its readiness to partner with the university in advancing the development of the campus.
Welcoming the visitors, Prof. Anyaehie commended the community for its commitment to the institution’s growth and unveiled plans to transform the Mbaukwu facility into a fully developed mini campus, disclosing that the university had developed a partnership framework for hostel construction, enabling individuals and communities to invest in accommodation projects while the university retains responsibility for management, security and operational standards.
The Vice-Chancellor identified the construction of modern Physics, Chemistry and Biology laboratories as a key priority and invited the community to partner with the university in delivering the projects, appealing for support towards the ongoing perimeter fencing and gatehouse construction through donations of building materials.
Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Chief Barr. Emma Odum reaffirmed the community’s determination to become a strategic partner in the campus expansion, requesting further details of the university’s development plans.
In a demonstration of the community’s commitment, Sir Chief Obiora Okafor donated 1,000 building blocks to support the ongoing projects, assuring the Vice-Chancellor that the outcome of the meeting would be presented to the Igwe-in-Council for further consideration and action.
Other members of the delegation included Ezennia Dozie Okolie and Ichie Chukwuka Okafor.
Nkiru Anakor is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
