In line with Governor Soludo’s mantra of technology everywhere and everything technology, two thousand Head Teachers and Principals of Public Schools and Public Mission Schools have benefited from state government’s free distribution of laptops.
Governor Chukwuma Soludo performed the first phase of distribution of the laptops at the International Convention Centre, Awka.
According to the Governor, his administration is aspiring to reposition Anambra Public schools to become smart, calling on the head teachers to also aspire to become smart.
The Governor assured of working out a structured training programme that will enable teachers key into cutting edge technology, and emphasized that as resources continue to improve, more people will benefit from the intervention .
The Governor who revealed that as a result of the free education in the state, enrollment in public schools in Anambra has gone up to about 20 percent, expressing confidence that the enrollment percentage will still go up.
He assured that his administration will continue to place great importance on quality of teachers and quality of teaching, leveraging partnership with the private sector and communities because government alone cannot do development work alone.
While stating that the initiative ties into the six comprehensive pillars of education, the Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngọzi Chuma-Udeh described the event as epoch making in the history of the state, noting that the education family is the most favoured in the present administration.
In her speech, the Chairperson of Post Primary Schools Service Commission, Professor Nkechi Ikediugwu who described the Governor as being compassionate to principals, teachers and students, announced that approval has been secured to equip laboratory in schools.
Also speaking, the Chairperson of Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Vera Nwadinobi said that the initiative is in line with the Governor’s promise of equipping the schools with government laptops as well as facilitate access to wi-fi, as the transformation agenda seeks to position public schools in Anambra as models.
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