The appearing Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu College, Anambra, Prof. Kate Omenugha, has disclosed that 12 scholars of the establishment died in highway injuries within the life 10 months.
Omenugha mentioned the deaths befell because of a inadequency of residential hostels and faculty buses, which made scholars delivery thru neighbouring communities the usage of tricycles and bikes.
She mentioned this all the way through the 3rd Black Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lecture layout held on the college’s ETF Auditorium, on Friday.
In keeping with her, those tragedies have sparked issues by way of the college about scholars’ protection and the will for pressing intervention to forbid additional tragedies.
She attributed the incidents to the inadequency of residential hostels and faculty buses, which led to scholars to trip thru neighbouring communities the usage of tricycles and bikes.
She mentioned, “I believe terrified as a mom about this incident. Since I thought workplace 10 months in the past, about 12 scholars have misplaced their lives thru tricycle and motorbike injuries alongside inter-community roads linking to the college.
“We appealed for backup from the people, in particular well-to-do people in Anambra Environment, to aid the college’s building.
“We need hostels to cut the rising spate of avoidable accidents. We need staff quarters for staff. There are many areas for partnership.”
She counseled the atmosphere governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s efforts during the Non-public People Population Partnership initiative, stressing that the atmosphere govt can not take on the demanding situations unloved.
The visitor trainer on the match, a former Minister of Flying, Prominent Osita Chidoka, offered an deal with with the theme, “Harnessing education for national development: Lessons from the life and vision of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.”
In November 2020, the control of the establishment threatened to forbid its scholars from the usage of bikes as a method of delivery.
This adopted the demise of 3 feminine scholars on the Igbariam campus of the college in 3 sovereign motorbike injuries between Friday and Sunday.
Probably the most deceased used to be mentioned to be a final-year pupil.