Governor Peter Obi has flagged off the training of the two hundred ICT teachers recently recruited by the state government. The three week programme which is taking place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Library, Awka is in collaboration with Microsoft and New Horizon Computer Learning Centre.

The training programme is part of measures taken by the state government to equip teachers properly for effective training of students in various schools and Microsoft academies.

Governor Obi said the flag-off of the programme was in line with the vision and determination of his administration to empower the people properly to fight extreme hunger and poverty as ICT remained the capital and engine that would drive the future world.

He explained that the employment of the two hundred teachers is not only providing economic empowerment but also promoting Universal Basic Education of the Millennium Development Goals, noting that the teachers can now train students who are capable to work with different computer packages and software.

Commissioner for Education, Dr Kay Onyechi said the training and posting of the ICT teachers would go a long way in making further inputs into the state government’s Computer Education Programme as the computers and laptops distributed to schools will be optimally utilized. Dr Onyechi noted that this would culminate into the bright future and opening of the world of opportunities for the children as intended by the governor.

Managing Director of the New Horizon, Mr Tim Kayode Akano said Anambra State was the first in the country that embarked on integrated ICT empowerment in one hundred secondary schools, stressing that it was the commitment that attracted them to partner with the State government. He assured that within the next ten years, the State will produce professionals who will control the ICT world.