Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has directed that all first-class graduates from the 30th, 31st, and 32nd combined convocation ceremonies of Abia State University, Uturu, be employed as Graduate Assistants after completing their National Youth Service.
Speaking during the convocation on Friday, the governor also extended the opportunity to outstanding students across all departments who achieved a CGPA of 4.25 and above.
In addition, Otti announced that the 69 first-class graduates from the institution would receive postgraduate scholarships covering Master’s and Ph.D. programmes in any public university in Nigeria, provided they accept lecturing positions.
He further directed that a total of 100 exceptional graduates from the combined convocation be absorbed into the Abia State civil service.
In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Ndukwe Okeudo, expressed appreciation to the governor for restoring electricity to the institution after more than a decade, as well as for other developmental projects carried out under his administration.
