Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, has said the future of the country will be bleak without quality education for the girl-child.
The governor stated this during the inauguration of the remodelled Government Girls’ Secondary School, Ahoada in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state.
He said that the investment made will definitely translate into providing quality education for the girl-child in the area to become bold, resourceful and responsible citizens.
“We will not celebrate things that will not have meaning. That is why we are here today, to inaugurate this school, a special school for people that are going to be mothers in this great nation.
“They are people that will be wives to great men. And if you don’t produce a quality girl-child, it means the nation is gone. So, you can see, everybody can attest that we are strategic; it is not just doing, but doing what is right,” the governor noted.
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He explained that he is guided by the commitment to deliver projects that are strategic and significant toward improving the lives of people in the state.
Gov. Fubara stated that he inherited the school project when he assumed office on May 29, 2023, and decided to continue with the three contractors because education is a top priority in his administration.
“I assure our people that we will not do anything that we cannot stand and be proud of ourselves that we did something right,” he added.
Chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Chibudom Ezu, said that as the only girls secondary school, it had suffered neglect over the years with the structures becoming dilapidated, hideout for miscreants and unfit for academic activities.
