SEPIP commend Obiano's education innovation

World Bank State Education Programme Investment Project, SEPIP, team has commended the State government for some innovations being carried out in schools in the rural areas of the state.
The team leader SEPIP Project, Mr Rajeen Appasamy, made the commendation during the team's field visit to some schools in Awka North local Government Area.
Queen Anigbogu reports that Mr Appasamy, who listed the innovations to include feeling up of teaching vacancies, renovation of dilapidated school structures among others said these projects are impressive and have the potentials to bear fruits in the future.
He said that the World Bank team is on a field visit to see if the interventions they agreed on with some selected state governments in Nigeria are being implemented, the progress of the projects and the support needed so as to improve the quality of education in the next four years.
The World Bank SEPIP team leader, however added that there is room for improvement to record more progress in the education sector.
In her remarks, the Commissioner for Education, professor Kate Omenugha, said she is ninety per cent satisfied with what schools in the rural areas are doing with the school Based Management Committee, grants given to them but added that there is room for improvement.
While noting that the state government is doing a lot in the area of capacity building for teachers and students, professor Omenugha disclosed that Governor Willie Obiano recently signed a memo to take the state Debate team to Croatia to represent Nigeria in an international debate competition. In the schools visited, Community Secondary School Amansea, Ebenebe Community Secondary School and Community Primary School Two, Ebenebe, the World Banks team interacted with the Principals, Head Teacher and teachers and under took a facility tour for an on-the-spot assessment of the state government's intervention in those schools.
In their separate remarks, the Principals of the Schools visited, Mrs Christian Arogwu and Dr Emma Okoh, said the grants given to them by the state government have been used to refurbish their libraries, sick bays and carry out minor repairs, among others.
They commended the state government for living up to expectations and the World Bank team for their visit.

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