2023: Ebonyi APGA Guber candidate pledges to make education accessible, affordable to all
From Chinedu Nwafor Abakaliki
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for 2023 governorship election in Ebonyi State has promised to lead the development and implementation of a legal and policy framework that would make education accessible and affordable in the State, if elected the next governor of the State.
Odoh who stated this at the weekend, said under his leadership as Governor, every Ebonyi child under 16 years of age must be in school learning.
“Under my leadership as your governor, I’ll lead the development and implementation of legal and policy framework that makes basic education accessible and affordable. All Ebonyi children under 16 years of age must be in school learning.”
The former Secretary to Ebonyi State government, said his administration’s policies on education would focus on developing digital literacy, critical thinking, practical and hand-on learning and ensure that every child had equal opportunities at the basic level.
“Our policies on education will focus on developing digital literacy, critical thinking, practical and hands-on learning, every child should have equal educational opportunities at the basic level. We shall aim at implementing world bank pupil/student to teacher ratio, extant and effective teachers training programs.
“Our ultimate goal is to make our education across all levels very egalitarianian,” Odoh said.
The former university Lecturer also pledged to create a sustainable education and tech tourism hub that would play host to investors in new private universities frontiers, adding that the envisioned education and tech hub would provide well-planned city layout of not less than 1000 hectares with access to high speed internet hotshots for internet of things and digital learning.
“We shall create a sustainable education and tech tourism hub which will play host to investors in new private universities frontiers. The envisioned education and tech hub will provide well-planned city layout of not less than 1000 hectares with access to high speed internet hotshots for internet of things and digital learning.
“This will prepare our young people with fit-for-purpose skillsets to compete in this era of 4th industrial revolution. Our people will be made our greatest asset for the future.
“Ebonyi will become the best destination for investors in private universities and tech ventures”, he concluded.
