by By Elijah Ugani – Calabar
The Commissions for Quality Education, Dr. Godwin Amanke has called on members of the Governing Council of the Cross River University of Technology CRUTECH, to put to bear their experiences and technical know-how to ensure that the institution takes its rightful place among state owned universities in the country.
Amanke made the call while inaugurating the council in his office in Calabar, the cross river state capital.
His words “I want to remind you that you were carefully selected based on your tract records for this assignment, like the chairman and some of you that are re appointed, you have to bring your experience and technical know-how to bear to ensure that CRUTECH compete favorable with other state owned universities in the country.
“Children mostly the youth who form the fulcrum of the society needs to be developed by giving them the necessary ingredients for development, and that ingredient is quality education, which is the reason the governor in his wisdom insisted that this ministry now be known as ministry of QUALITY EDUCATION.
“When you educate a child, you have given him all he needs and desires in life. As you begin your work, do well to factor in innovations that will sustain the development of the 21st century child”
Responding on behalf of other council members, the Chairman and Pro Chancellor, Onun Dr. Emil Inyang, thanked the governor for the mandate given them found them worthy to contribute their quota to the development of the state.
Inyang who is serving a second term in the same position thanked the governor for creating the enabling laws that allows the smooth running of the university and pledged total commitment to reposition the institution in line with global best practices.
Other members of the council include; Mrs. Paulina Achak Bessong, Mr. Xausier Ngaji and His Royal Highness, Utsu Felix Ukudare.
