Udom committed to infrastructural development in public schools
The Akwa Ibom state government says the desire to provide infrastructural development in public schools in the state is irreversible.
Speaking yesterday in Uyo, the state capital after the disbursement of quarterly subventions to heads of primary and secondary schools in the state, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Victor Bassey Inoka said Governor Udom was committed to development in public schools as a foundation to education advancement of the people.
Prof. Inoka referred to the provision of modular classroom blocks in some selected schools across the 10 federal constituencies in the state as well as other school facilities such as the provisions of toilets, renovation/construction of new classroom blocks, construction of perimeter fence and other amenities to enhance better learning conditions in public schools.
He disclosed that due to massive amenities in schools, some private school proprietors have approached the state ministry of education for possible take -over of their schools for effective management.
“The experts handling the modular classroom blocks have left for holidays during the election and would soon return to complete the projects,” he said.
In an interview, one of the school heads who received a cheque in respect of Faith Tabernacle Primary School, Nungita in Oruk Anam Local Government Area, Iniodu Monday Akpan appreciated Governor Udom Emmanuel and the commissioner for their roles in ensuring that education receives attention it deserves in the state.
He appealed to the state government to consider the recruitment of more teachers, especially in primary schools to match the population explosion in school enrollment arising from the free and compulsory education policy of the state government.
“We implore the state government to recruit more teachers in the state primary schools due to increase in population experienced as a result of the free education policy,” he said.
