Anambra: Education, meal ticket of tomorrow– Gov’s Wife

WIFE of Anambra State governor, Ebelechukwu Obiano has called on Nigeria youths to imbibe reading

culture and maintain moral values.

  Chief Mrs Obiano revealed this during a book launch at Sun-City Hotels, Awka, Anambra State.

  Mrs Obiano who was represented by her Senior Special Assistant (S.S.A) on Media and Event, Dr Ify Mmadukasi noted that education is the meal ticket of tomorrow.

  Mrs Obiano stressed that Anambra State government had invested tremendously on education which has resulted in excellence performance of students in internal and external examinations.

  In supporting education, Mrs Obiano observed that the state government recently sent some teachers to Hong-Kong for training, adding that when they are back, they would impact more on teachers, and also the students.

  “When you go to schools, there have been improvement on infrastructure and the welfare of teachers and students”, she added.

  She called for attitudinal change among the youths and to uphold the core value system.

  In his remark, the chairman of the occasion, Alex Asigbo maintained that the problem of “Ndi Igbo” was lack of reading culture and stressed on the need for proper re-orientation.

  Reviewing the book, “Nigeria Core Values and National Development”, the former chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Awka branch, Stanley Mbanaso pointed out that chapter 1 to 13 captured morality, social justice, respect, self reliance and almalgation among others.

  In his words, “Now that this book has provided us with a credible platform for this necessary campaign towards national rediscovery, I am optimistic humanity at large must make it a must read and invaluable archival treasure for generations yet born.

  Narrating his motivation, the author of the book, Leonard Chukwudi Akaolisa observed that Nigeria had every resources, but lacked the core values for a better development.

by John Ndu