DELSU: Igbuya Promises To Complete NDDC Hostel Abandoned Since 2004

By Daniel Dafe

The Commissioner Representing Delta State at the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya,has promised to complete the abandoned NDDC Hostel building in Site III of the Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka.

He disclosed this on Friday during a courtesy visit on the Vice Chancellor, Professor Andy Egwunyenga.

He was also on a fact-finding and on-the-spot assessment of the said project.

According to him, NDDC is determined to complete the building project which he is said is 40% done, adding that when completed President Bola Tinubu will be on ground to commission it.

The building has been abandoned since 2004.

Rt Hon. Igbuya noted that the project is dear to his heart becauseb it will help to mitigate the suffering encountered by parents and students of the University in their quest to find a good accommodation for their children.

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He said: “We have a mandate by Mr. President to complete all old projects before facing new ones.”

When eventually completed, the hostel will accommodate over 500 students of the University.

The Vice-Chancellor, was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Professor Mrs Rosemary Okoh.

Speaking to journalists, Professor Okoh, said she “is happy with the visit because of the importance the hostel will play when completed.

Her words: “We are highly delighted to have Hon. Igbuya around to look at this project abandoned since 2014 or so. The project is of importance at this time. Apart from cult activities that happen outside, accomodation is very expensive for the staff and students. Also, we have issues of insecurity outside and all the students are preferring to stay within the campus. But all the hostel facilities we have on campus are grossly insufficient to meet the needs of students. If this project is completed within the shortest time and it is available for the next academic session, then we should have at least 522 beds made available for students. That is a big plus for Delta State University and for the whole of Delta State and Nigeria.”