The administration of Akwa Ibom has said that all inter-ministerial direct labor projects have been devoted to the education sector in order to solve infrastructure shortfalls in public schools.

During a press conference in Uyo, Commissioner for Information and Strategy Comrade Iniobong Ememobong recalled that Governor Udom Emmanuel had declared a state of emergency on the education sector due to the state’s deterioration.

Ememobong indicated that the best way to deal with incidents of lack of amenities in public schools was to intervene and fix infrastructure in public schools via inter-ministerial direct labor.

According to him, the government has provided over 28000 desks to public schools because some elementary school students have never had desks in their classrooms.

Other government infrastructure interventions, according to him, include perimeter fencing in schools, classroom block and assembly hall renovations, and borehole drilling in schools.

” Education sector is well captured in the completion agenda of Governor Udom Emmanuel. Recently, 28,000 desks were sent to public schools. we also ensure that public schools within Uyo metropolis are fenced round to check influx of persons in school premises “

On the steps by the government to curb cultism in public schools, the Commissioner said it has set the age limit for admission into public secondary schools at 12 years to check the vulnerability of students to antics of cultists who lure innocent children to cult groups in government schools.

” The age of perpetrators of cultism in public schools is a major challenge in fighting cultism in schools. The government is coming out with legislation to address it.

” We would also activate juvenile homes and moral rebirth as well placing spies in public schools to check who introduce cultism and isolate those who caused this cultism in our public schools,” he said.

Source: The Vanguard.