In a bid to foster a cordial relationship and deliver its social responsibility to its host communities, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Stephen Okodudu, has promised to intervene in some of the issues that form part of the major agitations from the host communities of the University.
According to Prof. Okodudu, some of those issues to be given attention in the host communities are the issue of employment opportunities, contracts and admission concession as well as giving scholarship to young ones into the university.
The Vice Chancellor, who spoke when he led some senior management officials of the institution on a visit to its host communities said the visit became necessary to ensure continuous and smooth relationship with host communities and to engender unity and peace.
He emphasised the need for mutual support and collaboration among the university stake holders and assured that his administration will work with the host communities leaderships at all time.
Earlier in their separate responses, the host communities appealed to the Acting Vice Chancellor on the need to ensure employment opportunities security, shop space, admission concession, among other benefits.
The host communities visited by the Acting Vice Chancellor and the principal officers of the university were Choba, Alakahia, Omuokiri and Omuoko.