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16 model schools for Bayelsa
Newsdiaryonline Sun June19,2011
In continuation of his consolidated programme to
achieve complete turnaround of educational infrastructure at
the primary and secondary school levels, Bayelsa State Governor,
Chief Timipre Sylva, has approved the construction of 16 model
schools across the state. The model schools will be
constructed by the Government of Bayelsa State under the State
Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme.
Each model school will have a 12-classroom block with hall,
internet facilities, fully equipped staff office, store, toilet
and multipurpose hall with tiled floor.
Two schools will be located in each of the eight local
government councils of the state, according to a statement by
the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Mr. Doifie Ola.
He gave the names of the schools as: Basic Junior Secondary
School (BJSS), Okpoama Town and Government Secondary School,
Twon for Brass Local Government; BJSS, Ekeremor Town and
Community Primary School (CPS), Toru-Ndoro for Ekeremor Local
Government; BJSS, Odi and CPS, Okoloba for Kolokuma/ Opokuma
Local Government; BJSS, Nembe-Bassambiri and St. Luke’s School
1, Nembe-Ogbolomabiri for Nembe Local Government.
Others are BJSS, Otuoke and BJSS, Elebele for Ogbia Local
Government; CPS 1, Sagbama and BJSS, Agoro for Sagbama Local
Government; BJSS, Oporoma and State Model School 1, Amassoma for
Southern Ijaw Local Government; and BJSS, Agudama-Ekpetiama and
CPS, Biogbolo for Yenagoa Local Government.
The governor’s spokesman explained that the beneficiary
communities were evenly and equitably selected based on
senatorial districts, population and other strategic
considerations.
Education has witnessed major boost at all levels in the State
since Sylva assumed office being a major component of the
governor’s Tripple E Initiative (Engagement, Education and
Empowerment).
Under Sylva budgetary allocation to education has been raised
substantially while major achievements recorded include:Full
scholarships to 200 Bayelsans to India for ICT training and
another 100 in Malaysia and over 100 in Russia for courses in
medicine and engineering;
Establishment of College
of Education, Okpoama; Full accreditation for the Niger Delta
University (NDU) Medical School and College of Pharmacy, and
other professional courses;Payment of bursary to all students of
the state origin in all tertiary institutions;Procurement of 10
buses to convey primary school pupils within Yenagoa to and from
school on a daily basis and Construction of one model secondary
school in each of the three senatorial districts.
For the construction of
the 16 model schools, the state will partner with the Federal
Government’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme.
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