Imo Govt Distributes 750 Laptops To Students

Imo state government
has distributed 750 laptops to some students in its tertiary institutions to fulfill Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s promise to make every student in the state ICT compliant.
The Special Assistant (SA) on Students Affairs to Gov. Rochas Okorocha, Mr. Godstime Samuel  made the disclosure on Monday in Owerri while distributing the laptops to the students.
Our correspondent reports that the laptops were distributed during a students’ summit organised by the Bureau of Students Affairs with the theme “The Need For Free education In Nigeria.”
The beneficiaries were students from Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri; the Imo Polytechnic, Umuagwo; Federal University of Technology (FUTO), Owerri and Federal Polytechnic, Nekede.
Samuel said Okorocha had fulfilled all his promises to students as contained in his manifesto during the 2011 elections which included 100 per cent implementation of free education at all levels in Imo.
He advised the students to see Okorocha’s programmes for Imo students as an opportunity for them to upgrade their knowledge especially in the area of ICT.
“Every student must see this era as an era of capacity building because Okorocha has provided the enabling environment for any student to excel”, he said.
The SA said the bureau would soon establish a training centre for Imo students, where different types of skills would be taught.
“We are planning to help government tackle unemployment by establishing skill acquisition centres for both graduates and undergraduates,” he said.
In her remark, Miss Chidera Apuwara, the President, National Union of Imo State Students, said the summit, advocated the implementation of free education at all levels in the 36 states of the federation.
She said that several Nigerian students had been forced to abandon their university education mid-way due to lack of finance.
“Majority of our students who will have become either doctors or lawyers have ended up becoming motor mechanics due to financial constraints”, she said.
Apuwara urged the National Assembly to enact a law that would make education free and compulsory in Nigeria.
She commended Okorocha for donating the laptops to Imo students.