FG Approves Edwin Clark's Varsity

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday
approved the establishment of two new private
universities in the country. The decision was taken at
the weekly meeting of the council, presided over by
President Goodluck Jonathan.
One of the new universities is Edwin Clark University
located in Kiagbodo, Delta State. The university
belongs to Chief Edwin Clark, an Ijaw leader and
major supporter of the President.
Clark was also a former Federal Commissioner of
Information in the First Republic.
The Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki,
announced the approval for the new universities
during the post-FEC press conference in Abuja.
Akwashiki also named Hezekiah University, located
in Umudi, Imo State, as the second private university
approved by the council. She said, "The Minister of
Education tabled a memorandum to seek the
council's ratification of the President's anticipatory
approval for the issuance of provisional licence for
the establishment of Edwin Clark University,
Kiagbodo, Delta State.
"The establishment of Edwin Clark University will
address the inadequate access to university
education and enrolment of students in excess of
the carrying capacity of the universities. "In addition,
the establishment of the university will also address
the development challenges of the Niger Delta in
particular and also the wider global community as a
whole.
"After deliberations, the council ratified the
President's anticipatory approval for the issuance of
provisional licence for the establishment of Edwin
Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State."
The council had during its February 25 meeting
approved nine additional private universities for the
country. The nine universities approved at that
February meeting were Augustine University, Ilara,
Lagos State; Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun
State; Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State;
Hallmark University, Ijebu Itele, Ogun State; Kings
University, Ode Omu, Osun State; Michael and
Cecilia Ibru University, Orode, Delta State; Mountain
Top University, Ogun State; Ritman University, Ikot
Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State; and Summit University,
Offa, Kwara State.
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