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Wike Recommits To Basic Education Provision

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has said that his administration is committed to creating access to basic education for rural and oceanic communities of the state.
Speaking during a courtesy visit by the World Bank Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday, Wike said that the state government embarked on the reconstruction and furnishing of rural schools to encourage parents to send their children to school.
The governor said: “In the last four years, we have reconstructed and furnished 253 basic schools in the state. These schools are located mainly in the rural and oceanic areas.
“We reconstructed and furnished these schools to give our children access to quality education”.
Wike explained that his administration abolished every form of fees in primary, junior and secondary schools to encourage parents to educate their children.
“I have abolished every form of payment in primary, junior and senior secondary schools because many parents are poor and they cannot afford these payments.
“We have taken the burden away from them so that poor parents can conveniently send their children to school”, he said.
The governor explained that the state government has approved the employment of 10, 000 teachers to boost the quality of education.
He added that the state government through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has trained over 3,000 teachers.
“Basic education is key to the development of the state. SUBEB is awarding contracts for the furnishing of schools slated for 2018. After that of 2018, we will award 2019 contracts for the furnishing of schools.
“We are expecting more enrolments in schools, with the investments and progress that we have made”, he said.
He said that there are 1,315 basic education schools in Rivers State, pointing out that the state government is working hard to transform the schools through phased interventions.
“Our state has completed and accessed all our grants from the Universal Basic Education Commission.
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