The Mayor/Transition Committee Chairman of Ikwuano LGA, Hon. Osinachi Nwaka on Wednesday held a heart-heart interactive session with  with secondary school teachers in the LG to find a common ground to enhance qualitative education and improved welfare packages for teachers.


The Ikwuano Mayor reinforced the teachers' hope for a better future, even as he charged them to reinvent their responsibilities and task as nation builders and makers of efficient human capital resources 


The teachers,   reacting  to the opening remarks by Hon Nwaka appraised him of the challenges facing education in the LG. Foremost include the dire shortage of academic teaching staff, which they explained could be resolved in the short term by engaging and posting  more NYSC members to the secondary schools.


They equally mentioned decaying infrastructure and the urgent need to renovate  some basic facilities such as NYSC members' apartments, administrative and classroom buildings, and  crash programmes to improve teaching and learning.


In his response, the Mayor reiterated the Abia Governor Alex  Otti's philosophy, and central objectives of  improving  the welfare, motivation and working conditions of teachers in the State. He assured them of the governor's commitment to  clear all financial backlogs due the teachers before the end of his tenure.

He also added that Gov Otti has given approval to rehabilitate the infrastructure of some primary and secondary schools in the LG.


The Ikwuano Mayor further appealed to the teachers to be dedicated to their work as poor attitude to work will not be tolerated.


The high point of the day was a presentation by the Principal of Ntalakwu Community Secondary School Mrs. Amaike Allswell Goodness who  narrated  her successful efforts in significantly increasing enrolment from 0 to over 180 students at the school .


The Principal was posted to the school with zero student population, but grew the school population by her application of careful management, human relations, and community techniques. She was applauded and the Mayor promised that her recognition would manifest soonest.


Drawing the session to an end,  the Mayor and his team reminded the teachers to always believe that they are prized as foremost individuals in the community


Present during the session include the Deputy Mayor, Chief (Hon.) Charles Ugboajah;   Ikwuano LGA Eduction Secretary, Mrs. Esther Ugoala;  Acting Secretary to the LG, Engr. Wilson Onwubali, Supervisory Councillor on Education, Hon. Akachi Jacob and others


Additional reporting by Amb.Emmanuel C.Ekomanna