Free Tertiary Education Officially kicks off in Imo State

Governor Okorocha displaying the 1.7 billion naira cheque

Imo state government has released over 1.7billion Naira for the funding of free tertiary education programme of Governor Rochas Okorocha.

While launching the programme tagged 'Investment for the Future' on Monday at heroes square, Owerri, Gov. Okorocha disclosed that over nineteen thousands students of Imo origin schooling in Imo State University, Imo State Polytecnic Umuagwo and School of Health Science Technology, Amaigbo, Nwangele LGA will benefit from the scheme. While students of IMSU get N100,000 each for 2012/2013 academic session, students of Imo State Polytechnic and College of Health Technology will receive N80, 000 and N60,000 respectively.

The governor who had earlier declared free education in primary and secondary schools in the state, presented cheques to some beneficiaries to demonstrate the beginning of the programme.

A statement from the Imo state Government House Press said the scheme is is an idea conceptualised by Governor Okorocha to make education free for all towards creating opportunities for the children of the poor to access qualitative education which he lamented had before now been an exclusive privilege for the rich.