Gov. Obi approves N1b to upgrade secondary schools' laboratory, library

Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra on Wednesday released N1 billion to public and missionary secondary schools in the state to improve their laboratories and libraries.

Presenting the money in Awka, Obi said that over 500 secondary schools in the state would receive N2 million each for the improvement..

We are beginning to do a new thing for the future of our children which had never been done before in the state,’’ he said.

He assured that his administration was committed to improving the standard of learning for students for the overall benefit of the state.

The governor urged the Chairman of Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB), the Head of Post Primary Secondary Schools and the Commissioner for Education to ensure that the fund was effectively utilised.

Obi said the state government would inject more in the technical colleges, stressing that the administration had, in the past, given out N27 million which was allegedly not used properly.