Wike Approves Automatic Employment For Rivers Varsity Ph.D Holders

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has approved automatic employment for all Rivers State indigenes who bagged Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) during the 2018 convocation of the Rivers State University (RSU) in Port Harcourt.

Wike also approved the offer of automatic scholarship for all the 25 Rivers indigenes that graduated with first class honours during the convocation.

Addressing the convocation ceremony on Tuesday, the governor announced scholarship to all Rivers indigenes admitted to study medicine in any recognised university in Nigeria.

Wike further said: “I have approved the immediate restoration of the multi-campus status of the Rivers State University.

“I direct the university to immediately proceed with arrangements to establish a campus of two faculties in Ahoada. The state government will complete the abandoned mega secondary school in Emohua Local Government Area and donate it to the Rivers State University to establish the appropriate faculty to provide more educational opportunities for the development of our young ones.”

The governor stated that the Rivers varsity occupies a strategic position in the priority list of his administration, noting that efforts to grow the institution would be sustained.

He said the government would act decisively on the issues of admission racketeering and “sorting” by some staff of the university.

While congratulating all graduands, Wike charged them to apply the knowledge gained from the institution to attain success in all their future endeavours.

“Our responsibility as a government is to support the Rivers State University to grow from strength to strength,” he said.

He announced the approval of the Harmonized University Salaries Structure as obtainable in state universities for the institution.

Justice Iche Ndu (rtd.), pro-chancellor of the university, assured that the institution, would continue to build on well set priorities of moral discipline and rectitude and maintaining the best quality of academic and non-academic staff.

He said the institution was working hard to eliminate all forms of examination malpractice, admission irregularity, cultism, drug abuse and other social vices.

The pro-chancellor further announced the resolution of the university to confer on the Rivers governor an honorary doctorate degree for his outstanding developmental strides. The conferment ceremony will hold at a later date.

In his convocation address, Prof. Blessing Didia, vice chancellor of the university, said 4,536 graduands received first degrees, post-graduate diplomas, masters and doctorate degrees.

He extolled Wike for the giant strides of his administration, which enhanced the development of the university.

“I wish to conclude this address by thanking our governor and visitor for the high level of professionalism and statesmanship which has been brought to governance,” the vice chancellor said.

The university has been lucky for the Midas touch of the Rivers governor in the areas of infrastructure development, leading to all faculties having their respective buildings, he added.