EBONYI STATE GOVT TO UPGRADE 39 MODEL SEC SCHS, REEQUIP EBBC

REPORTER: AMECHI ODO

Ebonyi State Government has approved the upgrade of 39 secondary schools to Model Schools with each Local Government in the state allocated three of the model schools.

This was one of the decisions reached at this week’s State Executive Council Meeting at Government House Abakaliki.

Briefing journalists, the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Jude Okpor, explained that the schools, when completed, would help in raising the standard of education and serve as morale reset factory for Ebonyi children.

Mr. Okpor noted that the Council also approved the perimeter survey of all primary and secondary schools in the state to curb encroachment, which had become a recurring issue in the area.

The State Executive Council also directed Council for Public Procurement to commence the procurement of equipment for the overhaul of the State Broadcasting Corporation, EBBC while approval was also given for the purchase of sweeping machines and tractors with backhoe for cleaning drainages.

The Council also directed the immediate seal of illegal mining sites in Ameka, Ezza South Local Government Area and subsequent establishment of security to ensure safety of lives of the people the area.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU