Abia Government makes basic education compulsory, offenders to face prosecution

Abia State Government says it is now an offence for parents to deny their children and wards basic education starting from January 1st, 2025.

The Commissioner for Information Prince Okey Kanu disclosed this in Government House, Umuahia while briefing journalists after this week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti.

Prince Kanu who said that the decision was part of the ongoing reforms in the educational sector noted that the issue of poverty is no longer a reason for non acquisition of free and basic education in Abia State.

He stressed the need for parents to take advantage of the tuition-free policy of the state to send their children and wards to school, warning that defaulting parents would be prosecuted in line with the Abia State Child’s Law 2006.

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The Commissioner reiterated that the relocation order of the Umuahia campus of the Abia State University to the main campus at Uturu is irreversible.
The Commissioner said that Abia State Government would leave its doors open for the Organized Labour in the State to engage in discussions on the newly implemented minimum wage.

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He announced that the State Executive Council has granted approval for the award of contracts for the reconstruction of nine roads spread across the three senatorial zones of the State.

The State Information boss further informed that Governor Otti has directed the state Commissioner for Works to ensure that the failing flyover at Osisioma is repaired without delay.