Anambra leads Nigerian kids to Croatia Int'l debating contest - Obiano

Governor Wille Obiano has expressed joy that his special interest and investment in the education sector has continued to yield expected commendable results.

Speaking in a keynote address to declare the 3rd Anambra Book and Cre-ativity Festival open in Awka yesterday, the governor stated that his resolve while coming on board was to turn the state into the number one choice location for both foreign and local investments. He said he was also determined to recapture its hitherto status of being the hub of industrializa-tion and the most socially stable state in the country.

Obiano who was represented by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr (Mrs) Uju Nwogu, cheerfully acknowledged that the vision had been paying off commend¬ably.

The Commissioner described the Governor as a lover of literary works and talents, and has invested so much in the education sector that enabled the state get back its lofty heights and enviable position in the sec¬tor in the country.

The Governor said it was for this reason that the Book Reading Society was established in schools in the state which has seen the state continue to win vari¬ous academic awards across the country and the world. He disclosed that Anambra had also come out tops in the debating champion¬ship in the country.

This, he pointed out now bestowed on Anambra the duty to lead the country to the 2016 World Debating champion¬ship in Croatia.
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