As part of efforts to boost education, Akwa Ibom government has said it is set to partner international bodies to stimulate development in the sector
State Deputy Governor, Mr Moses Ekpo made this known when the management of Topfaith University, Mkpatak and representatives of Western Kentucky University, Re-Focus Africa Group and Knowledge First, an American educational foundation, paid him a courtesy visit yesterday in Uyo.
Ekpo, who commended the Top faithful Educational Group for it’s strides in education maintained that education remained an integral part of the Completion Agenda of Governor Udom Emmanuel because of its potential for human capacity development of the people.
The Deputy Governor assured of government’s commitment to collaborate with the international bodies and work together for mutual benefits for the educational development in Akwa Ibom and Nigeria.
He stressed that the visit would provide hope for the people of Akwa Ibom and also open up the state to further global relationships and investments with the organization, adding that Akwa Ibom is open to investors in every sector.
Earlier, the Proprietor of the Topfaith University, Dr Emmanuel Abraham who was accompanied by representatives from the Western Kentucky university, USA, Re-focus Africa investment organisation, Tanzania, and Knowledge-First Academy, Texas, USA, disclosed that Topfaith University decided to collaborate with the three institutions as they share a common philosophy of influencing their environment through development.
Abraham said the essence of the visit was to pay homage to the Government of Akwa Ibom state while acknowledging its contributions towards the growth of the Topfaith dream which he said was at its 20th year.
In a separate remark, the founder of Re-Focus Africa group, Dr Silas Sunshine stated that the group was a pan African investment organization whose focus is to identify, develop, maximize and deploy potentials throughout Africa by connecting opportunities to resources.
Sunshine said the essence of his visit was to familiarize himself with developments in the state, to learn about the needs, expectations and aspirations of the state as his organization’s investments spans beyond education to other sectors like electricity, agriculture, real estate, media, sports, and mining.
“We look out for investment opportunities on the continent, we use our vast network of resources and partners to mobilize resources and investors to leverage on these opportunities with the singular aim to help and democratize access to wealth for our people in the continent.” He said.
