The Abia state chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed gratitude to the founder and chancellor of Gregory University, Uturu, GUU, Professor Greg Ikechukwu Ibe, for offering support to media practitioners in the state as well as distributing palliatives to less privileged people.
ABN TV reports that Chairman of NUJ in Abia, Comrade John Emejor while speaking on Tuesday shortly after the flag-off of the second phase of Gregory Ibe Foundation palliatives distribution hailed the milk of kindness of Prof lbe towards journalists, other media workers in particular and humanity in general.
Comrade Emejor recalled that several computers being used at the NUJ Press Centre was donated by Prof Ibe.
He also recalled that the first South East Media Summit was generously hosted by Prof Ibe at GUU.
Prof Ibe has the record of delivering the maiden Media Summit, organized by NUJ Abia State Council. The lecture he delivered during the event remains imperishable and evergreen.
He also recalled that during the celebration of 2020 world Press Freedom Day, Prof lbe was the only living soul that sent Goodwill message to community of practicing journalists in the state.
Earlier, Professor Greg Ikechukwu Ibe had said the second phase of the palliatives distribution was to consolidate on the gains recorded in the first one, maintaining that he is concerned about the welfare of people of the State.
Prof Ibe who was represented by the Acting Vice Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Augustine Uwakwe, revealed that the Chancellor of GUU ordered the immediate distribution of 2000 bags of rice, 5000 cartoons of noodles, 300 bags of beans,2500 bags of garri, several tubers of yams, salt and other consumables.
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The Acting Vice Chancellor of GUU, used the platform to announce that Gregory University has produced drug that will treat covid-19, adding that the drug has been submitted to the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and other relevant regulatory institutions to determine the suitability or otherwise of the drug.
Prof Uwakwe equally announced that the sanitizing Chambers produced by GUU, would soon be inaugurated
He said the GUU has acquired transformer that would not only serve the University but also Uturu Community.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of GUU, then appealed to Ndi-Abia to give Prof Greg lbe to opportunity to serve and transform the state just as he has transformed and lifted GUU as one of the foremost entrepreneurial citadel of learning on Earth.
In his remarks, the Chairman, The Prof Gregory lbe Foundation, Prince, praised the vision of Prof Ibe and listed several groups and Unions that would benefit from the second phase palliative distribution of Prof Ibe Foundation to include, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abia State Council, Nigeria Institute of Public Relation, NIPR, Abia State Chapter, Online media Practitioners, Abia State, among several groups.
He described Prof lbe, a rare gift to humanity and appealed to representatives of Unions to ensure targeted people were reached.
He announced that 45 bags of rice, 20 cartons of noodles, 3 bags of garri, and 2 bags of beans, were donated NUJ, Abia State Council.
