My Vision on Education
My Vision for education in Akwa Ibom State is that of a State with functional,
qualitative education which will serve as the catalyst for development, job
creation, poverty alleviation and as a foundation for our envisaged science and
technology and industrial revolution.
To achieve the desired functionality and quality in our educational system, this
sector which is the main determinant of our collective future must be totally
re-organized. Our strategy for this aspect will be the production of quality
teachers, expansion of our education infrastructure and increased funding.
To reorganize and re-position our educational sector, we will embark on the
following:
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Gov Akpabio, Don King and Leo Stan Ekeh inspecting the Chief Akpabio Digital
Centre in Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic |
All over the state, school building are rehabilitated and new ones constructed
to beef up the free and compulsory education policy |
Model of Akwa Ibom state digital library under construction. When completed this
will be the first e-library in the country |
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Education Projects
- Free and compulsory education for primary and secondary schools
- Targeted education
- State-of-the-art digital library
- Accreditation of courses at our higher institutions
- Schorlarships to study abroad
- Provision of digital center in AKS Polytechnic Ikot Osurua
- Renovation of at least 1 primary school and 1 secondary school in every local
government
The state government intensified efforts at revamping the educational sector by
rehabilitating dilapidated schools and boosting the morale of teachers. Akpabio
introduced a free education policy for the first nine years in public schools
and he has made the Akwa Ibom state University of Technology his priority
educational project. Its new management team is working towards getting the nod
of the National Universities Commission (NUC), and academic and other activities
are set to commence in the institution before September.
Determined to provide affordable and qualitative education to its citizens,
Akpabio has also charged the commissioner for education and all agencies
involved in education management in the state to map out workable solutions to
checkmate the level of decay in the public educational sector. In fact, the
state government has concentrated more on revamping the educational sector by
rehabilitating dilapidated schools and boosting the morale of teachers.
Rehabilitating dilapidated schools, boosting the morale of teachers which was at
its ebb before now. Also, the Akpabio administration, in an attempt to ensure
that children in the state enjoy their right to education, has introduced a free
education policy for the first 9 years in public schools.
The Akwa Ibom State University of Technology is a priority educational project
of the Akpabio’s administration. Conscious of the dearth of professionals of
Akwa Ibom origin in this field, the previous administration conceived the
institution to meet this need. However poor management and implementation
remained the albatross of this noble idea and as at the terminal date of the
previous administration, nothing tangible was on ground to show for the funds
committed into the project.
The Akpabio administration, desirous of helping improve the academic standard in
the state, has partnered with the management of federal government owned
University of Uyo to recover the courses delisted during the last visit of the
NUC accreditation panel to the institution. Apart from that, the state
government has rehabilitated roads in the university and governor Akpabio has
assured the University of his Administration’s support in other areas.
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One of the existing traditional libraries in the state that have been remodeled
and restocked with the latest books, journals, and reference materials |
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Governor Akpabio commissioning Model Secondary School, Ikono. The governor is
determined to place at least one model secondary school complete with boarding
facilities in every local government |
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With free and compulsory education for primary and secondary schools covering
tuition fees, books, PTAs, all charges, NECO examination fees and lots more a
greater number of Akwa Ibom children would not miss the opportunity of being
educated |
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Gov. Godswill Akpabio receiving an award as the best Governor in Education by
the president of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Mr. Olalekan
Smart Edward in Uyo |
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