Abia hands over ABSU Osisioma campus to Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic

…as Otti inaugurates projects at ABSU convocation

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State will use the occasion of the forthcoming convocation of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) to inaugurate various projects executed by his administration in the institution.

Okey Kanu, Commissioner for Information disclosed this on Monday, at Government House, Umuahia while briefing the press on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti.

According to the Commissioner, :The projects to be commissioned, include, 3-rehabilitated hostels, named hostels A, B, and C.

“Other projects to be flagged off include, the proposed Faculty of Law of the University, the proposed cafeteria of the University, the proposed 5,000 capacity male hostel, the proposed 5,000 capacity female hostel, and the proposed Faculty of Agriculture.”

He said that the 30th to 32nd convocation ceremony of ABSU, would take place this week between the 26th and 27th of March 2026.

Bart Nnaji, Professor and Founder of Geometrics Power, presenting pre-convocation lecture, while the University, will confer honourary degree awards on some prominent Nigerians, including His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ojaja the Ii and 51st Ooni of Ife.

Others to be honoured are; Allen Onyema, the founder and chairman of Air Peace Limited and Stella Okoli, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Emzor Pharmaceuticals Limited.

Kanu, announced that the State Executive Council had approved the hand over of the ABSU Campus site at Osisioma to the Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, as Permanent site for the fast growing State-owned Polytechnic.

“Let me also inform us that the Abia State University campus, at Osisioma, has been handed over to Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba.

“This has been long in coming. So that campus is now fully in the hands of the authorities of Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic,” Kanu stated.

Responding to questions, Uche Emeh Uche, Commissioner for Tertiary Education, said that, students were not at the Osisioma campus of ABSU before now, noting that, there were uncompleted buildings by the TETFUND and added that TETFUND had agreed to support the projects to be completed.

She noted that the site would accommodate the Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic students with residential buildings for the students.

“You know the other campus (present Ogbonnaya Onu Poly location) is not residential, but this one is going to be residential,”

Uche Emeh Uche, added that the governor had approved the construction of a 5,000 capacity male hostel, a 5,000 capacity female hostel, and an administration block, among others, assuring that soonest, the school, would relocate to the permanent site.