Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has approved the relocation of the Science and Technical Education Board and all the schools under the board from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Following this relocation, the Ministry of Science and Technology has taken over the supervisory role of the board and schools from the ministry of education.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Governor’s approval was guided by the need to reposition the science and technical education in the state in tandem with the original purposes for establishing such schools.
“The Governor noted that the reason for situating the schools in the first instance in the Ministry of Education was because of a lack of a specialized ministry to drive science and technical education. Therefore, he deemed it fit to so create the Ministry of Science and Technology and gave it a mandate to develop science and technical education. And this new approval is consequent upon that”, the statement reads in part.
It added that “the Governor is hopeful that with this initiative necessary policies and initiatives will be introduced to properly develop and boost science and technical education in the state.
Speaking, Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Justin Beshel applauded the Governor for the move, assuring that the ministry will work to reposition the board and schools.
“I want to specifically thank His Excellency, Governor Bassey Otu for this initiative. We welcome this development with great excitement and will work hard to ensure that the Governor’s objective for the decision is achieved.”
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