Michael Ezenwata :
Following the resumption of Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state for the 2024/2025 academic session,the press visited some schools to monitor the resumption exercise.
A visit to St.Patrick’s College Awka a mission institution, speaks volumes of order,discipline and commitment to duty by the school management.
The Manager/Principal of the College, Reverend Father Paschal Udo announced that the institution met all requirements in terms of their pre resumption meeting for teachers, orientation exercises for the new intakes in the school, and their parents,and resumption tests for the students.
In terms of challenges facing the College,Father Udo listed the economic challenges facing the country and grappling with stabilizing the new intakes.
He announced that the College took the 1st position in the state this year in the German/Chinese languages competition organized by the Stelated-Bilateral Educational Consultancy, a foreign Firm based in Nigeria.
The Manager charged the teachers to aim at more academic excellence and moral probity to advance the academic and intellectual property of the students and the standard of the College.
At the Kenneth Dike Memorial Secondary School Awka, the Principal of the college Mrs. Catherine Onwurah reported an impressive turnout of teachers and students on the day of resumption and and the conduction of resumption tests for the students.
She mentioned some of the needs of the college to include provision of functional laboratories,security, dilapidated Sumo for water reticulation etc.
The principal commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for posting 15 teachers to the school.
A visit to the Hez- Dike Secondary School Awka was fruitful as the Principal Mr.Mishael Okoye told the press that all teachers and over 85% of the students were present during the resumption of the school.
Mr. Okoye described the school as an institution that produces quality education but needs adequate funds to run its affairs.
He described governor Soludo as an educational friendly governor.
The press also visited the National Secondary school Awka where students were seen in their traditional attire portraying the Igbo cultural heritage.
The Principal of the College Mr.Christian Ebe told the press that teachers and students resumption presence on the school’s resumption day was appreciable and resumption tests held.
He called for the proper funding of the college.