The Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration has shutdown the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, headquarter of Isoko north local government area of the state for two weeks.
The government said the decision was to forestall unforeseen circumstances due to the rising tide of the ravaging flood that has affected most parts of the School.
It was learnt that the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Kingsley Nze Ashibogwu who visited the school for an on-the-spot-assessment of the impact of the flood on the University, said it was no longer safe for students to remain on campus.
Announcing the closure of the School for a period of two weeks, the Commissioner noted that it was hoped that within the two weeks duration, the flood would have receded.
While saying that the measure was taken in best interest and safety of students and workers in the university community, the Higher Education Commissioner assured students and the school management that lectures and academic activities would resume as soon as the flood recede.
Faculties of Administration and Management, Computer Science, and Environmental Sciences were massively impacted by the flood.
Others are Faculty of Agriculture, Mass Communication Studio, the University Health Centre, the school’s library, Generator Plant House, Staff Club, as well as the administrative building of the university.
The Commissioner who expressed shocked at the level and impact of the ravaging flood on the University, which also affected the Alignment Work Shop, University Guest House, Entrepreneurial Centre, and Department of Electrical Electronics Engineering, said that the state government was on top of the situation in ensuring that students were safely evacuated from the school.
It would be recall that The Story, had reported that the flood has sacked students and staff of Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro.
