Don unveils new university, urges more investment in tertiary education

An economist, Dr. Godwin Nwabunka, who is the Founder/Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the ‘Grooming Centre,’ a non-governmental organisation, has urged governments at all levels to create the enabling environment to attract more investments in tertiary institutions, especially in the rural communities.

This, he said, would help accelerate development in the rural areas. Nwabunka, who is the Founder of Amadeus University (ADU) located in Amizi Community, in Ikwuano Council, Abia State, identified access roads, power, water, communication, security and right policies as some of the necessary tools that governments could use to attract investments in the rural areas.

Speaking while unveiling the programme for the new university’s academic activities, which will take off in September with 500 pioneer students, the don said that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved six courses across four faculties and 13 departments for the school.

He added that all the students will be accommodated in two already built and furnished hostels with 208 rooms capacity at two students per room. Nwabunka said that he established ADU in continuation of his commitment to empower the poor through sustainable financial inter- mediation, saying that he realised that education is a major tool for empowerment and driving people out of poverty.