The Special Adviser to the Rivers State Governor on Rural Development ,Hon Andy Nwanjoku, has commended the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, on his administration’s desire to establish a faculty of the state university at Etche local government area before the end of his tenure, saying such noble decision is  commendable as it will ignite the development potential that abound in the area as well as have positive impacts on both economic and social life of the people.
Hon. Nwanjoku stated this while speaking to The Tide yesterday in Port harcourt via telephone, saying that the governors pronouncement was in line with his administration’s commitment to ensure that every local government area in the State was carried along in the developmental  agenda of the state government
He averred that the proposed siting of a faculty of the state university in the area had been a long expectation from every average Etche person ,adding that the project when completed, will enhance the educational development of the people as well as encourage the teeming uneducated youths in the area to have access to their age long dreams of higher education
He urged every well meaning member of Etche ethnic nationality to pray for the realisation of the project ,saying that the Governor has shown that Etche ethnic nationality occupied special place in his heart as well as his administration.
The governor’s aid advise the youths of the area to continue to be law abiding by shunning every negative tendency that will jeopardise the implementation and realisation of the sitting of the faculty in Etche land
“Let me thank the governor for this gesture;  the idea is in line with the blue print of his administration to develop the entire state and it will spark up the development opportunities in the  area”, he stated
It would be recalled that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, said his administration will work to ensure that a faculty of the State University was established in Etche Local Government Area before the end of his tenure in 2023.
Governor Wike made the promise during a courtesy visit by the Etche -America Foundation, led by its President,  Dr Richard Nwankwoala, at Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday.