Gov Eno To Establish 3 Model Schools In Akwa Ibom
In furtherance of the educational advancement initiative as contained in the ARISE Agenda, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has announced readiness to establish a model secondary school, with state-of-the-art boarding facilities, in each of the three Senatorial Districts of the State.
The Governor who made the announcement at the February 2025 edition of the Government House monthly Covenant Service, at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo, said this will involve adopting an existing secondary in each of the three Senatorial Districts and reconstructing them to suit the purpose.
He reiterated his commitment to completing the abandoned International Conference Centre (which on completion would be renamed Ibom International Conference Centre, IICC) and the 14- Storey Tropicana Hotels at the Tropicana Entertainment Centre to be completed within the same time frame.
He said this is geared towards realising tourism potentials of the state as well as ensuring that projects initiated with the commonwealth of the people by his predecessors are made valuable to the people
According to Governor Eno, the schools which will be to Akwa Ibom State as Unity Schools are to the federal government, will be a model of an ideal boarding school, adding that he was constituting a delivery team to ensure timely implementation of the plan and intends to have strong Parents Teachers Association, and a special committee in place to ensure smooth operation of the schools.
He however, stressed that parents will have to pay a prescribed fee for the feeding of the children, which must be done and proof of payment presented as precondition for a student to be granted access into the hostels.
On criteria for admission into the school, the Governor stressed that a special consultancy firm will be contracted to conduct very transparent entrance examination that will ensure merit as basis for the admissions.
“We have several projects that must kick off and we must finish as we go into 2026.
