Vice Chancellor, Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Professor Andy Egwunyenga, has solicited for additional allocation of funds to the institution from the state government.
Professor Egwunyenga made the appeal during the 14th Convocation ceremony of the university, in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area.
He said the university as a cost intensive project, needed more funds to execute some of the project in the institution.
According to the VC, the school facilities needed expansions and upgrading, hence the need for the demand, adding that it would go a long way in repositioning the university in achieving its vision and
mission”.
While highlighting some of the needs of the institution, he said there was need to engage more academic staff, provision of power and energy infrastructures to enable DELSU maximize the infinite opportunities inherent in ICT.
He said despite the state government commendable efforts, there were ongoing projects that still required the attention of the government, such as the administrative building, the abandoned Sports Complex and the Faculty of Science Complex.
He added that the university was in dire need of more accommodation for students and staff, construction of new halls of residence for students and blocks of flats for staff going by the movement of the Faculties of Agriculture and Management Sciences to Abraka.
