GOV. PETER OBI DONATES LAPTOPS, PRINTERS TO STATE SCHOOLS

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state today distributed 22,500 laptops and 1,400 printers worth N2.65 billion to secondary schools in the state.Gov. Peter Obi The governor, who presented...
the items to the schools and cheques to
the partnering companies, said the state government had also procured
520 transformers for distribution to schools in the 177 communities in
the state.
"It is our commitment on ICT in secondary schools to improve learning
in the state.
What we are doing here today with educational instruments is the
biggest the world over," he said.
The governor said the laptops had in-built national curriculum in all
the subjects and had internet connectivity.
"This programme will help our teachers to integrate ICT into their
teaching and learning practices," he said.
Mrs Uju Okeke, the Commissioner for Education, said it would help to
enhance education through ICT.
She said that a consortium of five partners had worked together to
achieve the laudable objectives for the connectivity and education
package.
"It is a complete technology education solution connecting students,
teachers, employers and local communities through leading edge
technical skill development," she said.