Return PRESCO Campus To Its Original Owners, Old Boys Association Tell Nwifuru
From Oko OMAKA (Abakaliki)
A group, PRESCO old Boys Association Ebonyi State chapter, has called on Governor Francis Nwifuru to facilitate the return of PRESCO campus to the original owners.
The state chairman of the Association, Engr. Ben Okah, made the call shortly after an enlarged meeting of the Association held at his resident in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.
Okah explained that the former governor and currently minister of works, Engr David Umahi, started the process of returning the PRESCO campus that was taken over by Ebonyi state university, EBSU, to the original owners, PRESCO, but stopped on the way, as a result of the expiration of his tenure in office.
According to him, “PRESCO, as a school, has produced many prominent men and women who in one way or the other occupied a highly placed position in the society, both in the military and civilian regimes.
“We have generals in the military both serving and retired. We have had deputy governors both in Ebonyi and Cross River states. We have professors and important personalities in all professions in the society.
“PRESCO is the best school to attend. And we are happy that we are meeting frequently to see how we can better the lives of students in PRESCO school. We have challenges which we brought to the government of Ebonyi state to assist us.
“PRESCO campus is now taken over by the Ebonyi state university, and we are working very hard to see if the premises of PRESCO campus are returned to the original owners (PRESCO). It will help us to continue to groom our children.
“We have so many things we can do for PRESCO and the entire state, but we are disorganised by the take over of the PRESCO campus by the state university, EBSU.
"We are asking the state government led by governor Francis Nwifuru to assist us to return the campus to the original owners, PRESCO. The former governor, David Umahi already approved that for us” he stated.
The associations’ leadership also commended Governor Francis Nwifuru for the great step taken to revamp educational sector, Agriculture, health, civil service, etc and making lives better for the citizens of the state through his charter of needs mantra.
Frowning at the takeover of the PRESCO campus by the state university, EBSU, the national director of socials of the association, Barr. Emmanuel Edeh Agba, called on the state government to urgently facilitate the return of PRESCO campus to the original owners, PRESCO, as approved by the previous administration led by David Umahi.
“PRESCO has been a great institution of learning from the early 60s to date, but the institution is losing its credibility because of challenges, especially the takeover of the PRESCO campus by the Ebonyi state university, EBSU.
Edeh Agba, however revealed the preparedness of the association to embark on school debates, scholarship programs and skill acquisition training of students in PRESCO school, and called for the partnership of the state government led by governor Francis Nwifuru.
