FERMA: FUTO VC, Prof. Dozie Seeks Intervention to Rehabilitate University Access Roads
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Ikechukwu Nosike Simplicius Dozie, has intensified efforts to improve infrastructure within the university by seeking the intervention of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on the rehabilitation of the institution’s access road.
The Vice-Chancellor made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FERMA while on an official trip to Abuja. Prof. Dozie was in the Federal Capital Territory to attend a meeting of the House of Representatives Committee on Procurement, as well as a meeting of Federal Universities offering Medicine convened by the Federal Ministry of Education.
During the visit, Prof. Dozie solicited FERMA’s support in addressing the condition of the road leading to the university, stressing the importance of a functional access road to the institution’s academic and administrative activities.
Responding, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FERMA congratulated Prof. Dozie on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor and assured him of the agency’s readiness to support the university within the limits of its mandate.
He disclosed that FERMA would engage its technical team to assess the request and explore ways of providing the needed intervention as quickly as possible.
Prof. Dozie expressed appreciation to the FERMA Chief Executive for responding promptly to his request for a meeting despite the short notice. He thanked him for the warm reception and willingness to partner with FUTO in advancing critical infrastructure development for the benefit of the university community.