Hon Abinye Pepple Visits Fed. Oil & Gas Poly In Bonny…As He Pledges Commitment & Support For Institutions
In continuation of efforts towards familiarizing and getting more acquainted with strategic institutions within his constituency, the Rivers state House of Assembly member representing Bonny Constituency, Hon. Abinye Blessing Pepple embarked on a familiarization visit to the Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas domiciled in Bonny Local Government Area.
During the visit the lawmaker was received by the Rector of the institution, Prof. Tamuno Iyagba who expressed gratitude to the lawmaker for finding it imperative to visit the school. He admitted that as a growing institution the school is faced with gluts of challenges but however gave assurances that all hands are on deck to ensure that everything is put in place to make for a better atmosphere of teaching and learning.
Similarly, Director of physical planning for the school, Mr. Tam Jamabo during inspection of facilities with the lawmaker to ascertain the extent of development lamented the absence of land space for development of school infrastructure. According to him acclaimed “land owners and indigenes have sustained encroachment on allotted school land’, this according to him has consequently deprived the school from putting in place and actualizing some of the strategic projects awarded like construction of a library, school auditorium among others.
In his remark the Bonny lawmaker, Hon. Blessing Abinye Pepple promised to look into major issues of concern raised by the school authority. He also gave assurance that he will strive to ensure that the attention of the state government is attracted to the institution in order to foster the needed support and alleviate some of the concerns mentioned.
While commending the management for their commitment to work, he pledged to support the school in his capacity as representative of the constituency at the Rivers state House of Assembly, offering to help interface between the school and the traditional council on the burning issues of land encroachment.
He advised management of the institution to treat as a major concern the issue of quota system, harping on the need to heed to reason when it comes to employment of Bonny indigenes; according to him, employment of Bonny people must be made a priority.
Speaking in a brief parley with newsmen, Hon. Pepple said the essence of the various visits was to interact with the people at the grassroots, and acquaint himself with the present situation of things in his constituency, with a view to gathering firsthand information on the needs of the people. He said the series of the familiarization visits will create the needed template in the continuous effort to attract state presence to Bonny constituency.
Pepple who expressed joy over the show of commitment by management of the institution, vowed to continue to dedicate his time and energy to the advancement of the constituency and the constituents.
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