Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, would commence full academic activities before the end of February, 2022.
   
Okowa disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists shortly after inspecting ongoing projects in the new university as well as offices and residential apartments of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and the Chief of Staff, under construction.
   
He said all the courses presented for the first year programme had  been accredited by National Universities Commission (NUC), while about 500 students had  been offered admission to study various courses as accredited for the university.                              
ccording to him, more students who meet the admission requirements for the accredited courses in the university would be admitted before the exercise ends.
   
The governor, who inspected the administrative building, vice chancellor’s lodge, faculties of Environmental Science and Agriculture as well as university’s gate house, expressed satisfaction with the level of work so far executed by the contractors.
   
Okowa said the administrative building and  vice chancellor’s lodge would be completed in  March, 2022, while faculty of environmental science nearing completion would be ready in February.
   
The governor, who described the faculty of agriculture as “the star project,’’ said  it would be completed in October, this year, while construction of roads connecting various faculties are on course.
   
He disclosed that that faculty of Agricultural would accommodate a 500-seater auditorium and two 250-sitting-capacity auditoriums, including the faculty  building.
   
“So, for the Dennis Osadebay University, a lot has been done. We are happy with the progress of work recorded in the university and l do hope that at the beginning of April, there will be a change in that campus. For now, it is no longer looking like a glorified primary school,” he added.