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  • News - South East - Enugu
  • Updated: November 01, 2022

SUMAS Host Communities Shower Praises On Ugwuanyi

SUMAS Host Communities Shower Praises On Ugwuanyi

Host communities for the Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS) have praised Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for citing the institution in their communities.

The communities include Orba, Imilike, Ovoko and Iheaka.

They hailed the governor's sterling vision in siting the medical university on their land, describing him a great achiever.

The host communities made the commendation when representatives of their indigenes jointly paid a thank you visit to the governor at the Government House, Enugu.

The group was led on the visit by the traditional rulers of the four communities of Igbo-Eno, namely HRH Igwe Melitus Agbo, HRH Igwe Dr. Emmanuel Ukwueze, HRH Igwe Greg Ugwu and HRH Igwe S.J.C Onah, the Presidents General of the town unions.

Others are representatives of the land owners and stakeholders of the communities, including the Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House, Enugu, Prof. Malachy Okwueze, and Chairmen of Udenu and Igbo-Eze South local government areas, Hon. Solomon Onah and Hon. Vitus Okechi respectively.

The people said that they are highly delighted that Gov. Ugwuanyi’s administration utilised the land they donated for the medical university effectively and timeously in spite of the state’s lean resources and the nation’s economic challenges.

They added that Ugwuanyi through the establishment of the SUMAS has not only brought massive development to the host communities but has also built human beings who will benefit from employment opportunities and flourishing business activities within and outside the school environment.

The host communities stated that Ugwuanyi has written his name in gold through the establishment of the medical university and will be remembered from generation to generation for the legacy which is second to the one bequeathed to the people of Nsukka zone and beyond by the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, who attracted the famous University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) to the area.

They, therefore, assured him of their maximum support and votes to represent Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), expressing confidence that the governor will do more for the district and the state in the Senate.  

Speaking, the traditional ruler of Ulunya Ovoko Autonomous Community, HRH Igwe Dr Emmanuel Ukwueze, told Governor Ugwuanyi: “The people of Igbo-Eno, Nsukka zone and Enugu State will continue to remember you even when our zone will produce another governor, for building schools, young persons and us the elders and Igwes.”

Igwe Ukwueze, who listed the inherent benefits of the medical university to the host communities, prayed God to continue to bless and uplift the governor to greater heights.

“Anytime we come across the site (SUMAS), we will always remember that the project was built by Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

"God will always remember your good works and bless you.”

Speaking on behalf of the land owners, Ichie Matthew Agbo applauded Ugwuanyi for the landmark project, stating that the medical university is a dream come true.

"We, the land owners of Igbo-Eno never knew that a day will come when a school and a hospital of this kind will be built on our land.

“Your Excellency, the people of Nsukka zone and Igbo-Eno, in generations to come, will never forget this because nothing develops a community like school and hospital. We are grateful, we can’t thank you enough.”

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