Education
Proprietress Urges Parents To Invest On Children Education
Parents and guardians have been charged to show adequate commitment in the early school foundation of their children and wards as a step towards guaranteeing their maximum contributions in future endeavours.
The President/Founder, Queenie American International School, D/Line, Port Harcourt Rivers State, Mrs Theodora Queenie Otutu, gave the charge while speaking at the 2010 graduation/award giving ceremony of the school recently.
The proprietress said since education is the bedrock of every society, parents and guardians should endeavour to invest in the education of their children and wards, noting that those who invest in the life of children reap bountifully tomorrow.
She was emphatic that the consequences of not laying a solid education foundation of the children are too grave to contemplate, advising all well-meaning individuals to contribute in shaping the lives of children whom she described as future leaders.
Mrs Otutu noted that “you don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
“She said her school has better learning environment, better teaching aids, experienced and skilled staff as well as sound management team to direct the affairs of the students to greater height.
She also spoke of the need for parents to allow their children to be actively involved in the school’s royal English classes, saying that the programme is beneficial to the development of the child.
She advised the graduating students to remain good ambassadors of the school and prayed for God’s guidance in their future endevours.
She recalled that the school was established to provide qualitative education in a cozy environment at an affordable fee. She expressed delight that the school since inception has won several laurels.
A professor of Highway Engineering at the Rivers State University (RSU), Prof. Emmanuel Osilemme Ekwulo, has identified poor designs, inadequate materials, insufficient testing, and lack of accountability as major obstacles to the success of highway construction projects in the country.
Ekwulo made this remark in Port Harcourt last Wednesday during the 128th inaugural lecture series of the university, where he presented a lecture titled “Removing Roadblocks: Rebuilding a Foundation for Reliable Highway Pavement Infrastructure.”
The university don lamented the consistent premature failures of road construction projects nationwide, despite huge investments by the government at all levels, attributing the problem to neglected basics and systemic principles in the industry.
According to him, rebuilding the foundation technically, institutionally, and ethically is crucial to building strong and lasting pavements.
Ekwulo emphasized the need for political will, professional integrity, and commitment to engineering excellence to overcome the challenges.
“The metaphoric roadblocks are those challenges causing premature failures,” Ekwulo said, adding that identifying and addressing these roadblocks is key to rebuilding the nation’s highways.
He recommended that institutions involved in road design and construction adopt a mechanistic-empirical design approach, and develop a comprehensive framework for implementing the Nigerian Imperial and Mechanistic Pavement Design System (NEMPADS) approach.
Ekwulo also advocated for mandatory traffic load analysis, strengthened university-industry collaboration, and funding for applied pavement research.
Corruption, he noted, is a major challenge in the profession, saying severe punitive measures are needed to curb shabby practices leading to premature road failures.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi, described Ekwulo’s lecture as interesting and intriguing, highlighting the importance of implementing solutions to Nigeria’s highway challenges.
The Vice Chancellor also described Ekwulo’s proposals as practical and applicable to government and industry stakeholders.
He said the university is committed to research aligned with national development goals, referencing its NDV-12 responsive consortium production framework.
Zeb-Obipi noted that Ekwulo’s recommendations are timely and solution-driven, and will contribute to addressing Nigeria’s highway challenges.
Akujobi Amadi
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