VENERABLE AKAH TASKS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN 23 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AREAS TO SYNERGIZE EFFORT WITH GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE CONDUCIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

The chairman Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board Venerable Fyneface Akah has tasked community leadership in the twenty three of the state to synergize effort with government to promote conducive environment for teaching and learning.

This community leadership could do by protecting school infrastructure and other government property sited in their communities

Venerable Fyneface Akah stated this when the traditional Ruler of Aboloma Community  in Port Harcourt city local government Area Brigadier General Bright Ateke Fiboinumama retired and  his  Council of  Chiefs, Leaders  from Ohiagu Community of  Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni Local Government Area led  by Doctor Davies  Ojima  and  officials  of Association of  Nigerian Authors (ANA) Rivers State  Chapter  led  by its  chairman Chief  Adi Wali paid him courtesy visits at the Board Headquarters in Port Harcourt.

The educationist called on communities and opinion leaders to take responsibility by seeing government property particularly school infrastructure as their own and protect them for the overall good of society.

He also condemned the attitude of some communities holding contractors handling construction and renovation works hostage demanding kickback and gratification, saying that the board would not hesitate to relocate such construction works to areas welcoming to the works.

Venerable Akah expressed the preparedness of  the  board to undertake  its assignment  in line with the new vision of  the  Wike-led administration to make quality basic education accessible  to School age children.

Earlier in their separate remarks, the  traditional ruler of  Aboloma Brigadier General Bright Ateke Fiboinumama  Retired and Doctor Davies  Ojima of  Ohiagu Community had disclosed  that they were in his  office  to appeal for improved infrastructure in basic School in their  Communities to engender  better  teaching  and  learning while Chief Adi Wali of  Association of  Nigerian Authors called  for  collaboration in promoting  literary studies  in UBE Schools .