Abia State Government Declares Free Education

Abia State government has announced free and compulsory education for all children, irrespective of their state of origin.

The policy, set to commence by January 2025, will run from primary one to Junior Secondary School three in all public schools.

Prince Okey Kanu, the Commissioner for Information, disclosed this while briefing the press after the State Executive Council meeting.

He said that parents and guardians who flouted the new policy would face prosecution.

“In line with the Abia Child’s Rights Law 2006, it’s now an offence for parents not to send their children or wards to school because the Government has made education free and compulsory,” Kanu warned.

According to him, the policy is in accordance to the quest by the Governor Alex Otti-led administration, to deliver quality and affordable education to the state.