The
Imo State Government has dropped non-indigenes in its University and
other State owned tertiary Institutions from its Free Education
Programme.
Gov. Okorocha
According to a statement by the Imo state governor's chief press
secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, the Imo State Government led by Governor
Rochas Okorocha, has dropped non-indigenes, especially in its University
and other State owned tertiary Institutions in the State, from its Free
Education Programme.
The statement revealed that the state government decided to drop
the non-indegenes because since the inception of the programme five
years ago, non-indigenes have been benefitting from the programme
without indigenes of the State enjoying similar programmes in other
States.
Against the backdrop of this development, the State government say
it is at the moment undertaking the verification of Students in Imo
State University and other State owned tertiary Institutions in the
State and the verification exercise is aimed at making sure that
bonafide indigenes of the State are identified to enable them continue
to enjoy the free education programme.
In the past five years, the government says it has spent over N40 billion in carrying out the free Education programme.
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