Anambra State Govt To Commence Rehabilitation Of Schools
Anambra State government says it is committed towards making education sustainable in the State.
This was made known by the Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, when she visited the Community Secondary School Enugu-Abor, Ufuma, in Orumba North, during an on-the-spot assessment of the school.
She announced that the state government has declared state of emergency on the education sector, leading to the recruitment of five thousand teachers, and the ongoing recruitment of another three thousand who will be posted to core Community schools due to lack of teachers in those areas.
Professor Chumah-Udeh also pointed out that the present administration is on course to begin total rehabilitation of all schools in Anambra State, and promised to relay the pains and complaints of the school to the state Government
Earlier in her welcome address, the Principal of the school, Mrs Nkoli Anikpe, said she became the Principal of the school three months ago and on assumption of office, saw the level of academic, infrastructural and moral decay in the school and cried out to the Old Boys Association and club of patrons to come to her aid.
Speaking on behalf of the President of the Old Boy’s Association, Chief Elvis Umeh, the Financial Secretary of the Association, Chief Charles Chukwu noted that the association is still at foundation stage but mentioned the projects they are carrying out presently which include the fencing of the school, renovating of science laboratories which would cost them twenty-million-naira, installation of gate among other projects.
In a vote of thanks, the outgoing President -General of Enugu-Abor Ufuma Development Union, Mr Victor Nwokolo who is also the Deputy Corps Marshal, Administration and Human Resources, FRSC, Abuja, appreciated the Commissioner, her entourage, members of the community and the Old Boys Association of the school for their efforts and said the works that needed to be done in the school are enormous hence the reason they cried to the state government for help.
The Commissioner, alongside members of the community, staff and management of the school, later inspected some of the dilapidated structures in the school for on-the-spot assessment.
