By Godwin Udoh, Asaba
President General of the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, Olorogun Moses Taiga said that his administration has concluded plans to establishment Urhobo University.
Taiga who disclosed this while hosting the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, Delta State Council, at his Okpare-Olomu country home residence, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state, added that the emhen is to immortalize the second president general of UPU, Mukoro Mowoe.
He further added, his administration was result oriented, saying, the decision to set they university stemmed from the desire of his administration to celebrate and immortalize Mukoro Mowoe, the second President General of the UPU who he said advanced the apex socio-cultural organization of the Urhobo nation to great heights.
We are in (UPU) constant touch with the Nigeria University Commission, NUC, stressed that, “We are looking at sites in Urhobo land. It may be a multi campus university”.
The UPU, however had concluded plans to set up the Ukugbe Micro Finance Bank to tackle the problem of the inability of unemployed Urhobo youths and indigent women to access funds to set up small and medium scale businesses.
He said shareholding of about two percent would be given to each of the 24 kingdoms in Urhobo nation, adding that “UPU will not get more than 10 percent shares and prominent Urhobo sons and daughters would get five percent.”
Taiga said his administration was also out to embark on the renovation of the Urhobo Cultural House, Ovwiamuge-Agbarho, renovation of the delapidating structures at the Urhobo College, Effurun and the revamping of the Sapele Trade Center as well as the Ogor Technical College, Ogor.
Speaking early, the Chairman Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, describedTaiga as an astute, community leader and philanthropist.
Commending Taiga for choosing to lead the Urhobo nation “at this time”, he advocated for the building of synergy between the UPU and the NUJ.
