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Governor Alex Otti of Abia state says the progress of any society depends largely on the quality of its educational foundation
Governor Otti stated this when he received the Regional Chairman /Enugu State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), East Regional Working Committee in his office at Nvosi Isialangwa South LGA.
Governor Otti explained that the State Government had consistently devoted one fifth of its annual budget to Education because of its far-reaching impact on human development and societal transformation.
Responding to some requests presented by the teachers’ union, including the provision of a bus and completion of the Teachers’ House in the State, Governor Otti assured the delegation that the Government would consider their demands.
Earlier, the Chairman of the East Region General Working Committee of the NUT, Comrade Nweke Odo, commended Governor Otti for what he described as remarkable interventions in the Education sector in Abia State.
Comrade Odo said the committee, which represents teachers across the nine States of the old Eastern Region comprising Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa, visited the Governor to appreciate his administration’s efforts towards the teacher’s welfare in the state.
The NUT leader who urged other Governors in the region to emulate Governor Otti, assured the Governor of the continued support of teachers in Abia and across the Eastern region also appealed for support of an operational bus for the State Chapter of the Union and the completion of the Teachers’ House in Abia.
