Hon. Commissioner, MTEST, Barr. Sally Mbanefo flags off ANSPOLY IGR Generation Campaign.
The
Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Tertiary Education Science and Technology
Solid Minerals and Energy had on Wednesday, 1st July, 2020, on behalf of His
Excellency Chief Dr Willie M. Obiano, the Executive Governor of Anambra State
and in collaboration with the Chairman, House Committee on Tertiary Education,
Hon Beverly Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche, flagged off the Internally Generated Revenue
(IGR) Campaign of Anambra State Polytechnic Mgbakwu (ANSPOLY). The epoch-making
event which was held at the ICT Center of ANSPOLY and Virtually was organized
to showcase the economic potentials of the Polytechnic towards becoming a self
reliant Institution and aims at sensitizing the general public on the economic
potentials for development of various enterprises that can generate substantial
income for the Polytechnic.
Speaking
while flagging off the campaign the Honourable Commissioner expressed her
gratitude to the Governor who upgraded the erstwhile College of Agriculture to
the status of a Polytechnic and followed it up with many infrastructural
developments to meet the NBTE requirements.
Mbanefo who was earlier in the
Institution on a familiarization tour and visited many sites stated that
ANSPOLY which is the brainchild of His Excellency is on the path of rapid
development and pointed out that the Polytechnic has a very good Mission and
Vision and enjoined the Council and Management to uphold it while ensuring that
His Excellency's desires concerning the Institution is actualized. She said
that her Ministry has developed what she termed low hanging fruit for IGR
generation stating that she has charged the Institutions under her Ministry to
provide single one liner of their IGR since inception and create IGR windows
achievable in a short term duration of three months. Speaking further the
Honourable Commissioner maintained that IGR generation is the big deal in the
legacy trails of His Excellency and said that the flag off event has provided
brain storming session to address it even as she informed the audience that
efficiency and perseverance are needed to achieve sustainable IGR generation
and all round infrastructural and human development.
Continuing Barr Mbanefo
said that her Ministry and Tertiary Institutions under her Ministry needed to
encourage the Chairman House Committee on Tertiary Education, Hon Beverly
Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche who is ever ready to work with the Ministry and the
Institutions to ensure speedy, steady and sustained development, charging the
ANSPOLY Management to get their budget ready and as realistic as possible. She
appreciated Hon Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche for all the support and encouragement and
also the ANSPOLY bGoverning Council led by Prof C. P. E. Omaliko. The
Commissioner who was full of joy for the event called on all stakeholders to
key in to the ANSPOLY IGR Campaign and appreciated ANSPOLY for being the first
to start the campaign while congratulating the Rector, Management and Staff and
urging them to keep up and on with the good work.
Flagging
off the campaign officially she prayed that the gate way of creativity,
productivity and service to God and humanity be opened to ANSPOLY and all other
Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State.
Earlier
in her welcome address, the Rector, Dr. Nneka C. Mefoh, welcomed the Honourable
Commissioner all Special Guests and Dignitaries present at the ANSPOLY ICT
Center and Virtually to the event and thanked God for making the launch a
reality within a short notice. Dr. Mefoh appreciated the Governor who seeing
the need for a befitting State-owned Polytechnic, graciously announced the
upgrade of the College to the Status of a Polytechnic in his 2017 New Year
Message to Ndi Anambra and followed it up with many infrastructural
developments to meet NBTE requirements and to be able to compete with any
higher institution of repute anywhere in the Globe. She said that the IGR
generation Campaign will enable the Polytechnic to position itself on the
global arena and be equipped to positively face developmental challenges found
therein and prayed for God's blessing on the Governor and his family,
Honourable Commissioner and all the Special Guests and Dignitaries.
In
his brief remarks, the Chairman of Council, Prof C. P. E. Omaliko joined his
voice with that of the Rector in appreciating His Excellency and assured the
Honourable Commissioner that he with his Council Members will always give her
maximum support to ensure that the desires of the Governor in setting up the
Institution is actualized and sustained.
Contributing
Virtually to the event, the Chairman House Committee on Tertiary Education Hon
Beverly Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche expressed her happiness for being part of the
epoch-making event and appreciated the Governor for the good works he is doing
for Anambra and humanity. Speaking online from her base she expressed her
gratitude to the Honourable Commissioner who has within just a week of assuming
Office has achieved a lot which included the flag off the ANSPOLY IGR
generation Campaign. Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche charged the Rector to produce the hard
copies of both her address and presentations and the proceedings of the event
and send to her Office for necessary action while assuring that she will work
with the Commissioner, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry and ANSPOLY
Management to see to the actualisation of the projects.
The
presentation of IGR-oriented facilities (photo displays) was done by the Rector
while two ANSPOLY Staff, Mr. Levi Okoye of the Animal Health and Production
Technology Department and Mr. Ezechi Chibuzo of the Fisheries Technology
Department made presentations on Poultry Farm Farming and Fish farming
respectively with all showcasing the great benefits of embarking on the
ventures thus presenting possibilities for increased and maximal IGR generation
for the Polytechnic. The six Revenue windows to drive the Polytechnic's IGR
projects as presented include battery cage poultry farming, fisheries/aquaculture,
bakery, muturu cattle farming, modern mechanized food processing, crop/palm
farm and there is room for more.
Giving
the vote of thanks, the Registrar Dr Samuel U. Nnana Esq appreciated His
Excellency, the Executive Governor of Anambra State for all his giant
developmental strides. He expressed his gratitude to the SSG, Prof Solo
Chukwulobe, the Chief Of Staff, Hon. Primus Odili, the Chairman, House
Committee on Tertiary Education, Hon Beverly Ikpeazu-Nkemdiche, who were all
attending the event virtually, the Honourable Commissioner, Barr Sally Mbanefo,
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology,
Solid Minerals and Energy, Barr. Pauline Nwandu, Chairman of Council, Prof C.
P. E. Omaliko, Rector, Dr. Nneka C. Mefoh and other Principal Officers, SSA to
Governor on Media, Honourable Ezekwelu K. K.,
IMC Members and the Polytechnic PRO, Okagbue, Chukwuanu Sunday, Anipr,
(who anchored the event)who were at the ICT Center for the flag off, other
special guests and Dignitaries who were virtually attending among who were the
members of the Governing Council, MD, ANSIPPA, Captains of Industries, Staff of
Sister Institutions, Media Groups and Practitioners, Clergymen, All Other
Special Guests and Dignitaries, ANSPOLY Principal Functionaries and Staff and
those present at the ICT Center who included the ANSPOLY ICT Staff and prayed
God to bless all.
The
highpoints of the flag off event included the address by the HC, the address by
the Chairman of Council, the address and presentation of IGR-oriented
facilities by the Rector, presentations by two other Resource persons, Virtual
address and contributions by the Chairman, House Committee on Tertiary
Education, vote of thanks by the Registrar, protocols by the Polytechnic PRO and
group photograph.
Report
and photo by Okagbue Chukwuanu Sunday, Anipr, PRO, ANSPOLY, Mgbakwu.
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