Abia Assembly Frowns at Abia Polytechnic’s Loss of Accreditation

The Abia State House of Assembly has mandated its committee on health to turn in its report on the loss of accreditation of the College of Medicine, Abia State University, Uturu, (ABSU).

The Speaker, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji made the announcement earlier today during plenary and urged the committee to turn in the report at the next legislative sitting.

The Speaker also frowned at the loss of accreditation of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba and said the House will be visiting the institution soon to conduct an on the spot assessment of the situation.

The Speaker then announced that an Ad Hoc Committee will be set up to thoroughly scrutinise how funds released to the institution by the government were expended with a view to helping in finding solutions to the crisis that led to the loss of its accreditation

Members of the ad hoc comittee are as follows:

Hon Emeka Okoroafor – Chairman

Rt Hon Ifeanyi Francis Uchendu – Member

Hon Paul Taribo – Member

Hon Mike Ukoha – Member

Hon Godwin Adiele – Member

Hon A.C Thomas Nkoro – Member

Hon Nnamdi Allen Nwachukwu – Member

The Clerk is to appoint a Secretary for the Committee and they are to turn in their report in the next two weeks.

The Speaker said all recommendations from the Committee will be forwarded to the Executive for their action.