The Akwa Ibom state governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has assured of his commitment to massive investment in education, tourism, agriculture and health in the state.
He said the state will soon experience an upsurge in enrollment of pupils in public primary schools across the state due to the ongoing massive investments in remodeling and improved teachers’ workforce.
The governor stated this while inspecting the ongoing remodeling works at Christ the King Primary School, Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo which is the pilot model primary school in the state.
Eno expressed appreciation at the pace and quality of the project execution and also hoped that the project will be completed as scheduled to enable the pupils return to the school.
He noted that the project, once completed, will meet the A.R.I.S.E. Agenda model for education infrastructure which is aimed at providing conducive learning environment for the children, adding that contracts have been awarded for replication of the model primary school across the state.
“As God gives us grace and the funds we will continue to invest in education, health, tourism, agriculture, everything you think we can do, we will continue to pursue the Arise Agenda.
“I don’t see a child that would not want to come to a school like this. When you talk of high number of out-of-school-children, it is not a school like this, a child would even be dreaming of schooling here.
“So that’s what I think Akwa Ibom deserves and that’s what we will replicate across the length and breadth of this state,” Eno stated.