►Abia State government, yesterday, distributed 1,778 laptops to 216 secondary schools in the state and over two million exercise books to all the primary schools in the 17 local government areas of the state.
►While presenting the items, Governor Theodore Orji charged parents and guardians to send their children
and wards to school, saying the state’s free education was real.
Orji said his administration was determined to invest more in the education sector because of the role it plays in the development of any society.
He said his administration decided to procure the computers for the students to ensure that Abia youths were in tune with the modern technology.
He said: “The world is now in the era of science and technology and the state cannot be found wanting when others are already ahead.”
►While presenting the items, Governor Theodore Orji charged parents and guardians to send their children
and wards to school, saying the state’s free education was real.
Orji said his administration was determined to invest more in the education sector because of the role it plays in the development of any society.
He said his administration decided to procure the computers for the students to ensure that Abia youths were in tune with the modern technology.
He said: “The world is now in the era of science and technology and the state cannot be found wanting when others are already ahead.”
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