Plans have been concluded for Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, to have a business school just like other major cities in Nigeria, where such schools have already taken root.
Presently, Lagos and Enugu are the major cities in Nigeria that have business schools, the Lagos Business School and the ESUT Business School respectively. Okorie, who is an associate professor of law, said consultative meetings have been held with the Aba business community and other stakeholders, adding that there is a consensus of opinion for Aba to have a business school.converted to a university as the bill to that effect has reached the final stage in the process of being passed into law by the state House of Assembly before subsequent assent by the governor.
He said the new administration in Abiapoly headed by him was determined to add value to the institution and chart a new trajectory in terms of policies, programme implementation and relationships.