Education
Akah Wants Communities To Protect School Infrastructure
Executive Chairman of the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board (RSUBEB),Ven Fyneface Akah, has called on communities where school projects and infrastructure are sited to stand with the government to ensure that those projects are protected from vandalism and destruction .
Akah said the school projects are built and provided for the good and educational development of their children and the entire communities at large, hence, they need to support government in that regard.
The RSUBEB boss made this call when he granted audience to the community leaders of Kwawa in Khana Local Government Area,Umuoga Community in Etche Local Government Area Ogbumnum abali Community in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area in the state ,as well as Anglican Women Association in Port Harcourt ,over the weekend .
The chairman averred that the meeting has provided the needed opportunity to sensitise the people on their expected responsibilities towards providing security to government schools in their areas ,adding that the assumption and belief system people have that government properties and infrastructure domiciled in communities do not belong to the people must be descarded.
“Don’t be lackadaisical in protecting the schools in your area. They are built to serve the education needs of your children. We want community partnership and engagement on the management of schools in these areas .”he stated
Akah told them to ensure they have functioning SBMC in their areas so as to stand the opportunity to benefit from Federal Government interventions,adding that positive collaboration with the board and various stakeholders in the management of schools was necessary.
By: Akujobi Amadi
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
