Akwa Ibom children had been known Nationwide to be domestic maids serving in cities all around the country, most of them with no opportunity of acquiring primary education.
It is on record that in the past administration led by HE Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom state was one of the states enjoying free and compulsory education for children at primary school level.
It was compulsory to the extent that the state government had to set up a special task force to hunt for children who were hawking on the streets during school hours. Their parents would be invited and questioned to know why they would allow their children skip school for such activities.
The education of every child became a paramount concern of the government and all the parents needed to do were to buy uniforms and books for their children. Free exercise books were also distributed to the pupils across the public primary schools (Not private).
On the resumption of state duty by Deacon Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, the Free and compulsory education policy of the government was trashed and till date it remains so. Any Akwa Ibom resident can unanimously agree with me that the population of out-of-school children in Akwa Ibom state has since exploded, especially in the heat of the dilapidating economic situation in the state.
Payment of Bursary which is undeniably a very important assistance from the state government to its indigene at Tertiary education level has also found its way to the history lane of Akwa Ibom state.
Of what use is a government that pays deaf ears to the educational need of her people in the 21st century?
Are Akwa Ibom students and parents comfortable with this level of negligence?
If you want to secure for child future through education, vote for Obong Nsima Ekere on the 9th of of March, 2019.
Vote APC
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