To fulfil all political righteousness and ahead of exit from Kogi state leadership, outgoing Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello hurriedly marticluated newly admitted students of Kogi state University Kabba without the engagement of academic staff among huge infrastructure deficit.
This is against the backdrop of the economic considerations, need assessment and financial position of the the state , but likened to a left over burden to the incoming administration.
The new State University deployed as a bargaining tool to attract the votes of Kogi west in the last November 11 governorship election , became realistic after the outcome of the election that gave the ruling All Progressives Congress APC insignificant edge in the area ahead of SDP, ADC and PDP.
The over 1000 newly admitted students would have been left to their fate, if the opposition parties have carried the day, or the people Kogi west voted wisely.
Part of the promises was also to hand over power to the people of Kogi west after the perceived controversial eight year tenure of new administration.
Kogi west resolved and preferred the APC candidate as the best option than their own in PDP and ADC who had at one time or the other represented and still representing the area.
The premises of the new State University converted from Kogi College of Education (Technical) Kabba got assurance from the government of accelerated development through diversion of funds from the TETFUND.
As at press time, the State College of Education , Technical Kabba battling with paucity of funds and structural decay had been relocated to a Technical School in Mopa.
There was also no visible ongoing repairs in the new State University Kabba befitting of a university environment.
