Ugochukwu Ugoji-Eke, Umuahia
The Abia State Ministry of Education, has organized a one day education stakeholders summit to address some educational issues and the menace of cult activities in the state primary and secondary schools.
The summit also called for a concerted effort for all and sundry to join hands to demand an education that will develop knowledge, creativity, innovations and enterprise, civic and democratic values, skills and abilities as well as the awareness needed for everyday professional life.
The Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu represented by his Deputy, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu in his speech at the summit which took place at the Michael Okpara auditorium Umuahia, described the theme of the event as apt and timely, bearing in mind that our society is becoming a violent one with killings, armed robbery, kidnapping, herdsmen, Boko Haram, banditry and rape on the increase and warned any person or groups encouraging such unwholesome behaviour to desist from doing so for a better tomorrow.
The governor also called on parents, care givers, churches, traditional rulers and especially the National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies to help in the fight against peddling and consumption of hard drugs, pointing out that most heinous crimes are committed under the influence of hard drugs.
He expressed confidence that the Summit will come out with meaningful and applicable resolution that will bring to an end or reduce cultism in schools and society.
Ikpeazu reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to maintain the state leading position in WAEC and other external examinations conducted in the country and beyond through the formation and implementation of robust policies that encourages and uplift the standard of education and moral upbringing of the children.
The governor noted that quality education play very important role in the development of any state or nation and decried the infiltration of cultism which he described as a hydra headed monster into our primary and secondary schools.
He stressed the need for a close watch into the moral upbringing of the children at home and the schools to avoid having a state of anarchy in the nearest future.
In his keynote address, the State Commissioner For Education, Dr. Kanelechi Nwangwa acknowledged the role of the present administration in giving education a pride of place through value oriented policies, however blamed cultism in our primary and secondary schools to parents and society who have consistently neglected the National Policy On Education by putting too much pressure on our children and making them go to classes beyond their age and reasoning capacity, giving them the impression that the end justifies the means and other attitudes that does not augur well for the development of a child.
Similarly, the Chairman of the occasion Dr. (Mrs) Kate Ndubuka pointed out that the issue of cultism in our primary and secondary schools should be something of concern to every right thinking person as it potend great danger to the present and future generations and called on all to be alive to the duty of bringing up the children to be morally upright and urged participants to be serious with the summit in order to give back to our children and society.
The third deputy, Abia State traditional rulers council, HRM Eze Godfrey Onwuka drew the attention of the stakeholders to the increase rate of hard drugs ingestion/consumption, which according to him metamorphosis to cultism and opined that a law be put in place, which will define stiffer penalty to the deviants, to serve as a deterrence to others.
excellent submit, very informative. I ponder why the other specialists of
this sector do not understand this. You should proceed your writing.
I’m sure, you have a huge readers’ base already!
Thanks for the marvelous posting! I really enjoyed reading it, you may be a great author.
I will be sure to bookmark your blog and will eventually come back
in the foreseeable future. I want to encourage you to ultimately continue your
great writing, have a nice morning!
Hi, i think that i saw you visited my web site thus i came to
“return the favor”.I am trying to find things to enhance my site!I suppose its ok to use a few of your
ideas!!
Heya are using WordPress for your blog platform? I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and create my own. Do you need any coding knowledge to make your own blog? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
It’s remarkable to visit this web site and reading the views of all mates regarding this post, while I am also keen of getting familiarity.
It’s awesome to visit this website and reading the views of all friends concerning this piece of writing, while I am also keen of getting familiarity.
Can I just say what a relief to find a person that actually knows what they’re talking about online. You definitely understand how to bring an issue to light and make it important. More people should read this and understand this side of the story. I can’t believe you’re not more popular because you definitely have the gift.
ГГУ имени Ф.Скорины
Great goods from you, man. I’ve keep in mind your stuff prior to and you’re simply too magnificent. I really like what you’ve obtained here, really like what you’re stating and the best way during which you assert it. You are making it entertaining and you still take care of to stay it smart. I cant wait to read far more from you. This is actually a terrific website.
Excellent web site you’ve got here.. It’s hard to find good quality writing like yours these days. I really appreciate people like you! Take care!!
Thanks for ones marvelous posting! I quite enjoyed reading it, you can be a great author. I will make certain to bookmark your blog and will come back down the road. I want to encourage that you continue your great job, have a nice holiday weekend!
Normally I do not read article on blogs, however I wish to say that this write-up very pressured me to take a look at and do so! Your writing taste has been amazed me. Thank you, quite great article.
Thank you a bunch for sharing this with all folks you really recognize what you are talking approximately! Bookmarked. Please also discuss with my web site =). We could have a link exchange contract among us
Hi my family member! I want to say that this article is awesome, great written and come with almost all important infos. I’d like to see more posts like this .
Thank you for the auspicious writeup. It in fact was a amusement account it. Look advanced to far added agreeable from you! By the way, how can we communicate?
Мойка самообслуживания под ключ – великолепный выбор для тех, кто хочет начать бизнес без лишних забот. Все под контролем, и вы в деле!
Thank you for another fantastic article. Where else may just anyone get that kind of information in such a perfect means of writing? I have a presentation next week, and I am at the look for such information.
Good day very nice blog!! Guy .. Beautiful .. Amazing .. I will bookmark your website and take the feeds also? I am glad to find so many useful information here in the post, we need develop more strategies in this regard, thank you for sharing. . . . . .
Good post. I am facing some of these issues as well..