Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo says his administration is determined to keep providing qualitative but free basic education in all public schools in the state.

 

The Governor stated this during the seventieth birthday mass celebration of Archbishop Valerian Okeke.

The mass took place at the Nigerian Correctional Service, Medium Security Custodial Centre, Onitsha.

 

The Governor said that his mission is to position public schools in Anambra as models, which he described as the duty of government.

While pointing out that the goal is to ensure that the children of the poor and the rich are given equal opportunity to succeed in life, he prevailed on the Archbishop to continue to lead the way and keep up his good work in education and health sector calling on the inmates to turn a new leaf and asked those who indulge in criminality, in any part of the state, to desist.

The Deputy Comptroller General in charge of Inmates Training and Productivity, Mr. Sylvester Nwakuche who represented the Comptroller General, Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr. Haliru Nababa said that the skill acquisition center gives impetus to the reformation and reintegration of inmates, pointing out that the establishment of the skill acquisition center is in line with the mandate of the Correctional Service.

He urged the inmates to take advantage of the acquisition centre, assuring of putting it to good use.

Earlier in a homily, the Archbishop who said that unexpressed gratitude does not exist, pointed out that it should translate to action of thanksgiving to God, alms giving, other works of mercy, show kindness, forgiveness, among others, drawing analogy with David and Saul in the bible.

While identifying gratitude as an obligation, the Prelate revealed that they have started schools in the centre with the recognition and approval of Anambra State government, as well as running skills acquisition programs.

 

He pointed out that the aim is to harness talents and skills, so that by the time many of the inmates serve out their terms, they must have increased in knowledge and skill.

The mass celebration was also attended by wife of the Governor, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, APGA National Chairman, Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa, Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi, Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye, Dr. Chris Ngige, Papal Nuncio to Czech Republic Most Rev. Thaddeus Okolo, members of the state Assembly, APGA Faithful, Chairman, PFN, Anambra State, Bishop Moses Ezedebego, Catholic priests, among others.

Donation of food, soft drinks, toiletries, mattresses, and personal effects, as well as cutting of cake, foundation stone laying ceremony for PFN secondary school, presentation of award to the Archbishop as the grand patron of inmates in Nigeria and unveiling of skill acquisition center, climaxed the event.

 

 

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