IMO: Gov Iheadioha releases N3.9bn for education

Governor Emeka Iheadioha of Imo State has revealed the state government’s plan to release N3.9 billion into the education sector in the state.

This was disclosed on Thursday by the Executive chairman of Imo state Basic Education Board, IMSUBEB, Professor Obioma Iheduru, while speaking to newsmen in Owerri.

He added that part of their strategy was that the government has set in motion a process to renovate 140 schools; build new schools; orgarnize trainings for thousands of teachers in the state, Including sinking of boreholes and repairing the damaged ones among other things.

He said: “We have come to lay the foundation for quality projects in education by the time we came in we toured the schools and selected the worst of all.

“The cost of what we want to do is in the neighborhood of 3.9 billion to pump into the education sector of the state.”

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He noted, “Presently, the government in collaboration with IMSUBEB has set in motion to renovate 140 school buildings each containing not more than six class rooms.

“120 new construction of classrooms which will include head masters office toilets and 45 boreholes. The board has planned to build fences to stop encroachment into many of the schools that are currently experiencing encroachment.

“These new schools, boreholes will be constructed across the 305 wards in the state, with the UBE funds and marching grants for the state.

“In doing all these, there will a team to ensure quality assurance in order to make sure that the teachers are teaching what they are suppose to teach to the students.”

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