The education sector in Akwa Ibom State has seen monumental strides owing to the free, compulsory and qualitative education scheme where the cost of education in Primary and Secondary school is free.
Governor Udom Emmanuel is committed to achieving a globally competitive workforce, in a world that is increasingly being shaped by technology.
There are 1401 public primary, secondary and technical schools,895 private nursery,primary and secondary schools and four tertiary institutions which are supervised by the Governor's special assistants to ensure compliance with the curriculum, education policies and world best practices. In the same vein the government have set up Ict laboratories in some of our public and private schools ,point of factly,the Education Sector has witnessed great improvement under the leadership of Governor Udom Emmanuel.
The free and compulsory education programme gives every child of school age resident in Akwa Ibom, regardless of state of origin, access to qualitative education from primary to senior secondary school level. In addition to free tuition, the state pays a subvention of N100 per primary school pupil and N300 per secondary school students per term to cater for logistics. With over one million five hundred thousand students enrollment in public schools has tripled since the introduction of the programme.
To add quality to the free and compulsory education, Government has also created a more conducive learning environment through massive rehabilitation and reconstruction of school blocks, provision of science and laboratory equipment, construction of hostels and supply of desks in the 31 LGAs in the state.
As a way of ensuring that final year secondary school students are not constrained by lack of money, the government undertakes payment of WASSCE fees for all students in public secondary schools. This also includes payment of NABTEB fees for all students in public technical colleges.
Against the backdrop of speculations by some unscrupulous individuals that the administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel may discontinue with the free and Compulsory education policy, which gives every child in the state equal opportunity to qualitative education from primary to secondary school level; the Governor used the occasion of the 2016 Solemn Assembly of the state to announce his utmost resolve to continue the free and compulsory education programme and improve on the quality.
The Governor has ensured the provision of an enabling environment to motivate both the teachers, pupils and students for optimal performance and output as well as attract investors to boost the sector. His achievements in addition to the on-going free and compulsory education policy for all children in the state, from primary school to the senior secondary school level include; consultations with stakeholders in public and private tertiary institutions, to streamline, re-position and stabilize the school system,prompt payment of teachers salaries,Training of Principals and Teachers on new educational curriculum,teaching methodologies etcetera, dialogue with Unions in the state tertiary institutions to stem labour unrest, signing of Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU) with Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) with specific mandate to promote widespread availability and usage of telecommunication and ICT services in the state plus promotions, conversions and confirmation for deserving teaching and non-teaching staff.
To aid monitoring and evaluation of the quality of education proffered for the actualization of the free and compulsory education scheme the Governor appointed a senior special assistant and three special assistants who work tirelessly to make sure teachers give their best to reciprocate the good gesture of paying them salaries every month; promptly and as at when due.
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