As part of the advancement of the educational system in Anambra, Governor Charles Soludo, at the ninth session of the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) in Awka, approved a contract for the upgrading of the learning facilities in secondary schools in the state.

Soludo at the Council meeting approved the procurement of smart boards in place of the approved interactive boards and for the procurement of tablets for teachers in the 22 smart schools across the state.

The Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, stated that the governor has awarded the contract for the reconstruction of Boy’s Secondary School, Uga, as a reference model secondary school for the state.

In furtherance of his efforts to transform the education sector, Soludo also signed a provision for free internet access at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli Campus, in the state.

Also, in the area of education, the governor’s free education policy has been extended up to Senior Secondary School Year 3 (SS3), and the state has recruited an additional 3,115 teachers, increasing the number to over 8,200.

Soludo’s government has equipped over 60 secondary school laboratories with the required Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) equipment, and increased the operational budgets for primary and secondary schools to ensure they deliver the quality education promised.

He has restored electricity to the Uli campus of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, in Ihiala Local Government Area, after 21 years of blackout.