Omenugha Says Every School Will Have Water Tanker Improvised For Ebola

           

The Commissioner for Education in Anambra State, Professor Kate Omenugha says the present administration is putting measures in place to ensure conducive learning environment.

Speaking on Forum, a Radio Nigeria Purity FM Awka Audience Participatory Programme, Professor Omenugha noted that in view of this, about three thousand teachers were recently employed and deployed to rural areas with adequate financial incentives given to encourage them and boost their morale as well as productivity.

Professor Omenugha stated that government had commenced renovation of infrastructure in schools stressing that more than hundred schools were being given a facelift.

The Commissioner also highlighted that more laptops were distributed to over three hundred private schools in the state while generating sets were accompanying them to provide electricity.

She remarked that Anambra State would be among the top three schools in the country with the efforts being put in place, stressing that teachers welfare had remained a priority of the State Government.

The Commissioner further noted that arrangements were in top gear to bring back what she called practical hygiene in schools in view of the Federal Government directive to re-open schools on the twenty-second of this month to forestall any outbreak of epidemic or the dreaded Ebola virus disease.

 In this regards she said each school would be provided with a borehole even if it improvised for washing of hands as well as generating sets.

Callers to the programme, Mr Onyeka Ikechukwu from Ekwulobia and Mr Chuka Okereke noted with satisfaction level of performance of the state’s students in external examinations.

Also contributing, Mr Mr Austin Nwabunwanne from Umuoba-Anam and Thomas Anumudu from Omor called for reduction in the school fees to enable parents pay for their children while Pual Okeke from Ekwulobia and Chinonso Nwankwo from Orumba North commended the State Government’s efforts in education and appealed for the establishment of school at Amaokpala community.