By Linda Musa
The National President of the Medical and Health Workers Union (MHWUN) who is also the paramount ruler of Opu-Nembe Kingdom, King (Dr) Biobelemoye Joy Josiah, Ogbodo VIII, has commend President Bola Tinubu for promising to prioritize education among other sectors of Nigeria’s economy. He specifically urged the President to ensure that huge investment of the federal government on the newly approved universities, which Federal University of Agriculture Bassambiri FUAB) is one them, is sustained.
The Ogbodo VIII and the Opu-Nembe Council of Chiefs, noted that the tertiary institution is a beacon of development and enlightenment that will lead to urbanization growth and better economic activities in their kingdom, therefore should be encouraged by ensuring its success. The King also praised those who played roles in ensuring the approval Federal University of Agriculture Bassambiri (FUAB) and for siting the location of the university in his kingdom.
A letter signed by Chief Edwin J. Asafibofori-Nateini, Ag. Chairman Opu-Nembe Council of Chief, partly reads; “The Paramount Ruler of Opu-Nembe Kingdom, King (D12) Biobelemoye Joy losiah, Ogbodo VIII, the Opu-Nembe Council of Chiefs and the entire citizenry of the Kingdom express their sincere and heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to:
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for promising to build on his predecessor’s achievements of which the newly approved Federal University of Agriculture Bassambiri (FUAB) is one, we are, therefore, thanking the President in advance in trust, believing he will sustain and improve on the good works of his predecessor.
“Ex-President Mohammadu Buhari for approving the Federal University of Agriculture, Bassambiri (FUAB) as well as appointing an indigenous Professor of Agriculture as the pioneer Vice Chancellor.
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“The Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu for being instrumental to the birth of this great educational achievement for Nigeria in general and the Opu-Nembe Kingdom in Bayelsa State in particular.
“We also use this medium to express our heartfelt appreciation to
Governor Douye Diri of our dear Bayelsa State for being a
Governor that has shown love to the Nembe people in general and Opu-Nembe in particular in a long time during our travails and good times, with expectations that, as the Chief Host and at whose time the university is established, he would not hesitate to provide and release the take-off facility which is Government Girls Secondary School (G.G.S.S.) and make necessary renovations to further stamp his love for the Opu-Nembe Kingdom.
“Furthermore, we also use this opportunity to express our gratitude to Chief Timipre Sylva and Senator B. W. Degi Eremienyo as sons of Opu-Nembe Kingdom who served in Ex- President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration and initiated a Federal College of Education, Bassambiri (FCOEB), that has metamorphosed into a fully fledged Federal University of Agriculture, Bassambiri (FUAB).
“Lastly, the Opu-Nembe Kingdom will only be willing and glad to do all that is necessary in her domain in ensuring that this monumental project attains its maximum success. To this end, His Royal Majesty, King OGBODO VIII, has transferred the land previously donated to house the Federal College of Education Bassambiri (FCOEB), now to the Federal University of Agriculture Bassambiri (FUAB), with additional hectares of land that will be included in the resurveyed document to reflect the FUAB status”.
