Rivers
VC Pledges Support For WRA
The Vice Chancellor of the Ignatus Ajuru University of Education (UOE), Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Prof. Rosemund Dienye Green Osahogulu, has pledged the institution’s support for the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) for safe motherhood in its fight against maternal and infant mortality in the state.
Prof. Osahogulu, who made the pledge in her office when the executive of the Rivers State Chapter of the body led by its Co-ordination, Ms Gloria Harry paid her a courtesy/advoacay visit on Tuesday, expressed worry at the high rate of infant and maternal mortality in the state.
She disclosed that she was familiar with the campaign of the WRA during her days as a university lecturer adding that she carried out a lot of research and publications on teenage pregnancy which even attracted foreign donors.
“When I was a lecturer, I did some research work and publications and it was funded by Ford Foundation and Mac Arthur Foundation for 3 years, specifically on teenage pregnancy”, she explained.
She promised that the institution would mobilize the youths within the university environment to support the planned one million man march to be organized by the body.
Earlier, the Coordinator of WRA, Ms Gloria Harry, had intimated the Vice Chancellor of the organisation’s plan to organize a one million man march on July 27, 2011, in order to bring to the fore the challenges facing mothers and new born babies in the society.
She appealed to the university authority to mobilize the university community especially the youths to participate in the programme in order to achieve its target .
Also speaking, the Dean of Students Affairs, Mrs V.E. Okogba, pledged her support and that of the students in actualising the objectives of the WRA for safe motherhood in the state.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.