Imo Govt harps on ICT-driven type of education
Imo State Government has stressed the need for teachers in the state public schools to embrace and regularly upgrade their knowledge with necessary skills in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) so as to build an ICT driven type of education in line with the Twenty First Century modern trends.
The state Governor, Anayo Okorocha emphasized the need for teachers to upgrade their knowledge with new innovations and technologies obtainable in modern ICT world, during a meeting with all the head teachers and members of the State Development Council (SDC) at the Imo International Convention Centre, Owerri.
According to Governor Okorocha “education has changed in the Twenty First Century, every teacher must be ICT compliant, very soon teachers who are not ICT compliant may become irrelevant and outdated in the teaching profession”
The governor who did not hide his love for teachers in Imo State, scored them high for their commitment to duty and diligent services, adding that their welfare will remain his topmost priority. He equally suggested the need to start promoting Igbo culture in schools.
However, he frowned at how the fund he released to principals and head teachers for renovations in their schools were abused, misused and squandered. Such ugly action according to the governor, negatively affected his good intentions to give school structures in the state a facelift through them.
The event attracted the Deputy Governor Prince Eze Madumere, the Speaker Imo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Acho Ihim, Chief of Staff Government House Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, Deputy Chief of Staff Domestic and Internal Affairs Hon. Mrs Ogechi Ololo, Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants among others.
