ASUBEB hails Soludo's huge investments in education, technology
Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB) has lauded Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s strategic leadership, policy direction, and huge investments in education, innovation, and technology targeted at making children in the
Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB) has lauded Governor Chukwuma Soludo's strategic leadership, policy direction, and huge investments in education, innovation, and technology targeted at making children in the state productive at home and exportable abroad.
Executive chairman, Dr. Vera Nwadinobi, made the commendation at the 5th edition of the Science and Technology Exhibition for Public Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in the State.
The event was organised by ASUBEB headquarters in Awka, where the young scientists showcased various forms of innovations produced with diverse materials from the immediate environment.
According to the ASUBEB boss, the future of any society depends on the quality of education it offers its young population.
She described the exhibition as the Board's commitment to nurturing innovation, creativity, and scientific curiosity among the young learners.
"This exhibition aligns with the State Government's commitment to the implementation of the newly introduced curriculum by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, NERDC, as manifested by such products as solar panels, CCTV, fashion and design, electronics, grinding machine and water dispenser among others.
"It also provides a unique platform for pupils and students to demonstrate practical knowledge, originality, and problem-solving skills through science and technology-driven ideas to equip our children with the skills required to adapt, innovate, and excel in a rapidly evolving global environment", she observed.
In a keynote address, Prof. Dennis Aribodor, who spoke on the event's theme, "STEM and Society," stressed that STEM is about people, society, and the choices people make about knowledge, which can produce a functional society.
Aribodor, a professor of Public Health Parasitology at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, called for innovation with responsibility to ensure that STEM education is done with ethics, values, equity, and a sustainable vision in providing today's solutions that change communities tomorrow.
He appealed to educators, policy makers, industry leaders, parents, and learners to use STEM to shape the society they desire to live in.
Earlier, the chairman of the occasion, Mrs. Susan Offiaeli, described the event as a catch-them-young tactic, noting that science and technology are key to national development, improvement of healthy living, economic growth, and transformation of any society.
Desk Officer, Science and Technology, ASUBEB Awka, Mrs. Edith Egbunike, said the exhibition was one of the solid foundations laid for competitive education with the theme: "STEM and Society."
