Education
Etche Community Appeals For School Equipment
The people of Ikem community in Akwukabi Town of Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State have appealed to the state government through the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board (RSUBEB) for the provision of basic infrastructures at the community primary school in the area.
Chief Precious Amadi, the Ngbaragida III of the community made the appeal shortly after the inauguration of members of the school management held at the community town square in Ikem over the weekend.
Chief Precious, who was a former councillor in the local government area said the call became imperative following the state of infrastructural decay in the school, saying that the situation require an urgent measure to be taken by the state government and other relevant authorities responsible in the management of primary schools in the state.
He particularly called on the Chairman of RSUBEB in the state, Ven Fyneface Ndubuisi Aker to detail some of his personnel to the school in other to see the state of things at the school
According to him the school has suffered long time neglect from the board, adding that for five years, the pupils in the school have been disengaged from continuing their primary education due to the nature of the school.
“The school is in dire need of writing desk, tables and other learning and instructional materials.
The pupils have not for once enjoyed the free education policy of the present administration in the state. Our community school has been neglected by those responsible for primary education in the state” he stated
The community leader charged the education committee members to work hard and reach out to relevant government authorities in order to ensure that the basic amenities are provided
He and other members of the community announced the donation of two hundred exercise books and other writing materials to be distributed to the pupils.
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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