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To increase access to quality and functional basic and secondary education, the Delta state government said it has considered and approved the establishment of twenty five new primary and post primary schools in the state.
The State’s Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa revealed this while presenting the 2018 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly in Asaba today.
Gov. Okowa said the twenty five new schools comprise of eight primary and seventeen post primary schools.
He said his administration has embarked on a massive infrastructural upgrade of facilities across selected public primary and post-primary schools in the State.
“So far, we have constructed a total of 560 classrooms and renovated another 599. Within the same period, a total of 59,267 classroom furniture and 7,884 teachers’ furniture were provided by this administration.
“In addition, we have completed the infrastructural upgrades in four model secondary schools namely: Ogbemudein College, Agbor; Owa Model College, Boji Boji Owa; Alema College, Abigborodo, Warri; and Burutu College, Burutu.
Okowa said work is currently in progress in the following model schools: Government Secondary School, Ughelli (Former St. Theresa), Emore College, Oleh, Ashaka Mixed Secondary School, Ashaka and Ogini Grammar School, Ogharefe.
He said the state has undertaken a complete review of books for the secondary school system for improved curriculum delivery.
“Following the outcomes of the Education Summit in 2016, a Teachers Professional Development Centre is to be established in the State to facilitate manpower development in tandem with our policy on human capital development and professionalization,” Okowa said.
Meanwhile, in the 2018 budget proposal presented by the Governor, the analysis shows N18.7 billion is allocated to the education sub-sector.
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