Port Harcourt, Rivers State -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced a review of the decentralized campus system at Rivers State University, hinting at a potential consolidation back to the main campus in Port Harcourt. Speaking to a delegation of Kalabari traditional rulers, Fubara criticized the previous administration's decision to create satellite campuses, citing concerns about sustainability.
The decentralized campuses, established in Emohua, Ahoada, and Etche under former Governor Nyesom Wike, aimed to spur development in those areas. However, their current status remains unclear.
Governor Fubara assured the Kalabari leaders that any new tertiary institution established in their region would differ significantly from the existing model. "Regarding the tertiary institution, it will not be like the campuses that were created but are not self-sustaining," he stated. He emphasized the importance of careful planning and sustainability, ensuring that any new institution can attract both government support and federal attention, with a focus on specialized disciplines.
"As of today, there is a memo recommending that those campuses be consolidated back into the main campus of the university," Fubara revealed, suggesting a potential reversal of the decentralization policy. "Ours will not follow that path," he added, referring to the Kalabari proposal.
Fubara also pledged to complete existing projects and initiate new ones in the Kalabari region, encompassing the Degema, Asari-Toru, and Akuku-Toru local government areas.
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