Akwa Ibom state government has said that it has dedicated all inter ministerial direct labour projects to education sector to address infrastructural deficit in public schools.
Commissioner of Information and Strategy Comrade Ini Ememobong who made this known to Correspondents in Uyo recalled that Governor Udom Emmanuel had declared a state of emergency in the sector following long years of neglect.
considering rots and negligence inherited in education sector in the state.
Ememobong explained that the only means to handle cases of lack of amenities in public schools was to use Inter Ministerial Direct Labour to intervene adding that government has provided over 28,000 desks to public schools.
He listed other government infrastructure interventions to include perimeter fencing in schools, renovation of classroom blocks as well as drilling of boreholes in schools.
“Education sector is well captured in the completion agenda of governor Udom Emmanuel. Recently, 28,000 desks were sent to public schools. we also ensure that public schools within Uyo metropolis are fenced round to check influx of persons in school premises.” He said.
The commissioner further stated that government has set an age limit for admission into public secondary schools at 12 years to check vulnerability of students to antics of cultists who lure innocent children to cult groups in government schools.
” The age of pepetrators of cultism in public schools is a major challenge in fighting cultism in schools. Government is coming out with legislation to address it.
” We would also activate juvenile homes and moral rebirth as well placing spies in public schools to check who introduce cultism and isolate those who caused this cultism in our public schools.” Ememobong said
