By Okechukwu Keshi Ukegbu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said his administration’s policies in the education sector were yielding huge positive results.
The Governor, in a live interactive radio programme, further stated that his government has built over 400 modern classrooms and 4 model schools.
According to him, teachers in the state have undergone training and retraining which have produced successes in both local and national competitions.
“To put the icing on the cake, this government is sending 50 Abia youths overseas on scholarship.
“Majority of these number have gotten their Visas and their school fees paid in both Australia and India,” he said.
“We have completed over 15 buildings there and Abians will begin to see the beauty and how we are connecting the dots to achieve greater results,” Mr Ikpeazu.
The Governor also revealed that what moved his administration into rebuilding two major markets in Aba was the challenge posed by street trading.
“We also encountered a challenge whereby people were beginning to trade on the streets thereby blocking major roads, we understand some of these issues and that’s why we started rebuilding Ngwa road and we shall also rebuild Ariaria and Eziukwu.
“My promise is that no existing shop owner will pay an extra fee to retain his/her shop and no one will lose his shop. To compensate them for their patience, I will give some funds to the traders.
“We are only doing the right thing by making sure those markets are rebuilt and they will add beauty and complement what we are doing in road infrastructure.
“Our intervention in Osusu and Omuma will improve trading in those markets. We have completed Osusu with cement technology, we are also doing same at Omuma road, all these areas connect to Ariaria and other major economic centres,” he explained.
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