Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Wednesday pledged to inject funds to the infrastructural and manpower development of the state-owned Niger Delta University and make it financially autonomous.
Dickson made the pledge in Yenagoa during the submission of the interim report on NDU by the Chairman of the committee set up to review its operations, Prof. Stephen Odiowei.
He noted that NDU had the potential for self sustainability, adding that the challenge of the government was how to raise funds to close the gap of neglect the institution suffered in the past by investing to raise its capacity.
Dickson also pledged to support the committee to ensure that it formulated a development plan for the university.
He promised to study the interim report with a view to taking the most appropriate decisions that would impact positively on the institution.
Restating the government’s stand on subvention for tertiary institutions, Dickson noted that it was a sustainable means to reduce cost of running and encourage infrastructural development.
