Gowon lauds Dickson’s educational revolution

By Samuel Oyadongha

KAIAMA—FORMER Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon, yesterday, said that Governor Seriake Dickson’s revolutionary approach to educational development will  turn around the fortunes of the state in the near future.

Gowon spoke at the commissioning ceremony of the Ijaw National Academy in Kaiama, which attracted prominent academicians, politicians and business moguls from across the country.

Governor Dickson presented a cheque of N97 million to the state Education Development Trust Fund Board.

The former Head of State described the facilities at the Academy as impressive, noting that the vision behind setting up of the free boarding secondary school was commendable as it is designed to achieve academic excellence and capacity building.

He urged the students to make optimal use of the scholarship programme and protect the facilities provided for them just as he expressed optimism that they will be among Nigerians that will take the country to greater heights in the foreseeable future.

Presenting the cheque, Dickson explained that, in addition to the N100 million recently released to the Trust Fund, government deducted N97 million from the salaries of both political appointees and civil servants for the month of June, 2017 including the five per cent contribution from the state monthly internally generated revenue.

Dickson said he was proud of his achievements in the education sector, noting that it was under his leadership that boarding schools were established and funded by the state government, 20 years after the creation of Bayelsa State to nurture and build a crop of future leaders for the Ijaw nation and the country as a whole.

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