Abia State Government has unveiled plans to reform the state’s Education sector with plans underway for re-accreditation of private schools to meet required standards.
The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu who revealed this while briefing Journalists at Government House Umuahia on the outcome of this week’s Executive Council meeting, said an enforcement team has been set up to ensure private schools in the state meet up with all minimum standards required by government.
He said; “The enforcement team will look into the curriculum of the schools to ensure they meet standards and are complaint with the rules and regulations guilding their establishment.
“The team would look at the spaces these schools have because a lot of schools these days don’t even have grounds for children to exercise. There are too many things in their menu with regards to standards”.
Prince Kanu who emphasized the present administration’s dedication to education, highlighted the aggressive educational reforms by the state government to also include the construction of model schools in all 17 LGAs, training and retraining of teachers as well as reassignment of teachers to their areas of specialization.
He cited the declaration of a state of emergency in the education sector by the Alex Otti administration upon assumption of office adding that government has embarked on the recruitment of science teachers in the state school system.
In addition to the education sector, the Commissioner pointed out that the Health sector is also undergoing crucial transformations with three general hospitals in the three senatorial zones being equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment, and are expected to be fully operational by the end of the month.
On Infrastructure development, Prince Kanu noted the state governments ongoing efforts in rejuvenating Aba, despite the challenges posed by the rains adding that the present government is dedicated to improving infrastructure has resulted in the state’s growing reputation for ease of doing business.
“Aba remains a business hub, and the Governor has taken a bold step towards upgrading the abandoned Enyimba Hotel into a 5-star establishment to attract more investors to the state”,Kanu noted.
