Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced the new policy of free education for senior secondary students in all public schools in the state.
Governor Soludo gave the disclosure at Professor Dora Akunyili Women’s Development, Awka, while exchanging views with principals and head teachers in all public schools in the state.
This is in addition to the ongoing policy of free education for pupils from kindergarten to JSS 3.
The Governor equally directed that senior secondary students who have paid their school fees for the term should be refunded their monies.
“Yes! we now have a truly free education in Anambra.”
“In all public schools, we should be able to guarantee that every child has access to free and qualitative education, especially to the poorest of the poor.”
“For those who have collected, refund the school fees money back to the parents.”
“We have posted over 2000 teachers to mission schools as a way of subsidizing education.”
“There are no smart teachers without smart schools. We are gradually upscaling technology in our schools, with the current laying of over 2000 fibre optic cables.”
“Because we declared truly free education from Nursery, primary and JSS three pupils and students, enrolment in public schools increased by 18 percent and out-of-school children dropped by 2 percent, making Anambra the number one state with the lowest percentage of out-of-school children.”
“Under my watch, we are going to maintain fiscal sustainability”.
The Governor enumerated the strides of his administration in all sectors of the state economy, including recruitment of 8115 teachers, recruitment of over 1000 doctors and health personnel, empowerment of 5000 youths with additional 8000 youths, for the “one youth, two skills” entrepreneurship scheme, rebranding of three general hospitals, building of five brand new general hospitals, renovation of primary healthcare centers, free antenatal care and delivery services for pregnant mothers, leading to near zero mortality, ongoing construction of the Solution Innovation District, palm and coconut seedlings’ revolution, updating of the STEM education, payment for funding of UBEC, among others.
