Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday accused
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of being responsible for the present parlous
state of the nation’s economy.
Okorocha made the allegation during the World Teachers’
Day celebration at the Heroes Square in Owerri, the Imo state capital, where he
declared that the 16 years of PDP rule was the worst in the history of the
country because it was looted dry.
According to him, “The PDP destroyed the economy of the
country through mindless looting of the nation’s resources after its 16 years
in power, which will take the country over 10 years to recover. So, this is the
problem which has affected every sector including the education.”
The governor, however, noted that despite the bad
economy, his administration had continued to pay special attention to the
education sector in the state, stressing that education was the power of the
state.
“Education is our power and it is the pivot of the Rescue
Mission and not even the bad economy can deter us from investing in the
education of our children because that is the only real legacy we can give to
them.
“Today, because of the free education policy of this
administration, the school enrolment has tripled in the last four years,” he
stated.
Okorocha maintained that his administration would
continue to improve the welfare of the teachers in the state as well as the
learning environment.
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