Nigeria, June 26 -- An association of alumni of the Government College Umuahia (GCU) in Abia State and an indigene of one of the college's host communities have separately petitioned the Abia House of Assembly over alleged violation of the assembly's orders by the college management.

The association, Government College Umuahia Old Boys Association (GCUOBA), addressed the petition to the chairpersons of the joint committee on Education, Public Petitions and Judiciary of the Abia assembly.

The petition was jointly signed by the National President of the GCUOBA, Chinedum Ahaiwe and its National Secretary, Nkem Egbuta, a lawyer.

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, the State Commissioner for Basic & Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi and th...