The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, has pledged to add value and improve on the quality of education in the country. The minister made this known while inspecting the Federal Government College, Okigwe, on Thursday.
Anwuka, represented by his Special Adviser, Prof. Godswill Obioma, said he was on familiarisation tour of Federal Unity Schools in the country to get acquainted with completed and ongoing projects as wells as their challenges, with a viewing to tackling them.
While highlighting the importance of education in human and national development, the minister noted that the ministry would ensure that quality was restored to the education sector.
He regretted the inadequate water supply in Okigwe Federal Government College, and promised to ensure that water reticulation was carried out in the school to ease the suffering of the students.
“Adequate supply of water is among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the present administration and the ministry will follow due process to actualise the goal.
“We will equally look into the abandoned projects in the school to reactivate them. There are some ongoing critical projects in this school.
“I have instructed the principal to bring a report of this and other challenges and we will ensure that the project is included in the SDGs of this administration,’’ he said.
The minister commended the principal and management of the school for their dedication to duty and urged them not to relent.
Earlier, the Director and Principal of the College, Dr. Julia Ezemoka, expressed gratitude for the visit and listed the problems being faced by the students as lack of water supply and called for effective water reticulation to the hostels.
She said the school had excelled academically since its inception in 1977 as it took the 5th position in the 2015 WASCE result as well ranked fifth among the 104 Unity Colleges in the country. “FGC Okigwe recorded 93 per cent in NECO and 92.44 per cent in WASCE, and has reduced the rate of bullying in the hostels with the help of parents.
“Some of the measures put in place by the school to ensure academic excellence include early morning lessons in Mathematics and English for SS3 students.
“The PTA has been supporting and contributing toward the growth of this school by engaging and paying of over 50 part-time staff of the college,’’ she said.
The Coordinator, Federal Quality Assurance, Imo State, Mrs. Ifeoma Felix-Udenze, underscored the importance of qualitative education, and the need to maintain standards in schools.
She appealed to the minister to fast track the water reticulation in the school, saying it has lingered for years.
The PTA Chairman of the school, Dr. Moses Ajoku, appealed to the minister to rectify and regularise the appointment of the over 50 part time staff of the college engaged by the association.
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