{"id":54233,"date":"2021-11-28T21:07:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T20:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=54233"},"modified":"2021-11-28T21:07:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T20:07:29","slug":"jonathan-hosts-uniport-alumni-1981-set-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/jonathan-hosts-uniport-alumni-1981-set-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Hosts Uniport Alumni 1981 Set Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>Former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, during week hosted the University of Port Harcourt alumni set of 1981.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54185\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tmp-cam-4691284470546820787-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jonathan, an alumnus and \u00a0a member of \u00a0the pioneer graduate \u00a0class of 1981 of the federal institution\u00a0 alongside other of his former school mates \u00a0participated in \u00a0reunion activities scheduled which took place from Thursday \u00a0November 25 to Saturday 27, 2021 \u00a0in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54187\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tmp-cam-5780413494655323193-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A statement from the \u00a0media office of Dr Goodluck Jonathan noted that activities lined up for the programme included a lecture, an excursion \u00a0 and a \u00a0dinner and award night, respectively.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The statement adds that the reunion programme was part of activities of the alumni aimed at fostering bond among old classmates and a platform to deliberate on issues affecting their alma mater and give back to the school and society in general.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54188\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tmp-cam-233067381201086877-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<div>The statement indicated that Prof Ebiegberi Alagoa, pioneer Deputy\u00a0 Vice \u00a0Chancellor of the University of Port \u00a0Harcourt served as the guest lecturer for the conference scheduled for \u00a010 am yesterday Saturday while Sen. Douye Diri, \u00a0Governor of Bayelsa of State and an alumnus of the School was expected to serve as special guest of honour and King Alfred Diette- Spiff , former Governor of Old River State and Amanyanabo of Twon Brass is the Royal Father of the Day .<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54186\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tmp-cam-8963807871806983482-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<div>National Wire gathered that the University of Port Harcourt \u00a0located in Rivers state, \u00a0was established in 1975 as University College, \u00a0but \u00a0was upgraded to a full-fledged university in 1977. The school popularly called \u00a0Uniport \u00a0has over the years groomed many illustrious leaders and trailblazers of international repute and the reunion was meant to encourage young and upcoming generations on the power of education.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-54227\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tmp-cam-3005656590255348221-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>National Wire correspondent reports that the reunion also took participating members of the Class &#8217;81 which is fondly referred to as UU &#8217;81 to the National oil and gas park(NOGAP) project under execution by the Nigerian content Development and monitoring Board(NCDMB) at Emeyal one community of Ogbia council area of Bayelsa state as well as a visit to Oloibiri oil well one(where reports say oil was first struck in commercial quantity) at Otuogidi community in the Ogbia council area as well as visited the first Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt,Professor Ebiegberi Alagoa in his Nembe-Ogbolabiri country home and made a stop-over to the palace of one of their member,HRH king Amalate Johnnie Turner,Obanema(Paramount ruler of Opume Kingdom) where they had a warm time filled with entertainment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, during week hosted the University of Port Harcourt alumni set of 1981.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":54184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,624],"tags":[7332],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-54233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-politics","tag-goodluck-ebele-jonathan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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