Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved and directed the immediate recommencement of the recruitment exercise at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt.
The governor’s observance of the existing gap in the state’s educational sector fuelled his approval of the immediate recommencement of the recruitment exercise that was cancelled last year at IAUE.
Reiterated in a post shared on his X handle, the government’s agenda “is to give the best attention to the education sector so that standard and quality learning can be institutionalized.
“In achieving this, I directed the councils to ensure their actions are driven by the urgency of equipping school-aged children with the requisite skills and knowledge to become competitive, innovative, and self-reliant.“
Also, speaking at the inauguration ceremony, which took place today at the state capital, Port Harcourt, Governor Fubara noted that a committee, which is made up of three governing tertiary institutions, will be in charge of employing and engaging qualified candidates to bridge the existing gap in the academic staff portfolio.
Adding to that, the governor assured the public of the state government’s readiness to invest in transforming the infrastructure landscape of the three institutions.
He stated that his administration is “committed to reposition the education sector for quality manpower development to fast-track sustainable growth and create an impactful and progressive society.“
He charged the councils to remember the criticism that the administration is facing and to therefore put in their best.
“I reminded the councils that there is a lot of noise everywhere: people asking what we are doing, that we are not focused, and that we don’t have direction,” Fubara stated.
Adding that, “I also made it clear that we are focused and aware that we cannot grow if our energies are not channeled to education. Not just education, but purposeful education.”
The governor however vowed to leave a legacy in the hearts of many that would remember him for giving the children, to some extent, independence:
“I promised to leave a legacy of an education system that is creative. Education that gives our children some level of independence.
“I charged them to actualize our purpose for education, which is to bring back our academic programs to the point where, at the end of your studies, you don’t need a job but you create jobs and employ others. That is what I want the councils to see as their task,“
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These committee members include: Rivers State University, with Justice Mary Odili as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman; Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, with Adokiye Amiesimaka as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman; and Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, with Robinson Ewoh as Chairman.
