Students On Edutrip From Akwa Ibom State Pledge To Achieve Academics Excellence

By Nelson Utip

Students of Akwa Ibom State origin on an educational tour of The United Kingdom have pledged to achieve academic excellence in appreciation of the state government’s gesture of exposing them to the international arena, after the tour of
Imperial College and a three-hour session on ‘Engineering for the future’, one of the students by name Favour approached the Commissioner for Education and said , “I will study hard, learn, pass my exams in flying colours and then I will apply to this school”.

The students on the Edutrip were selected from public secondary schools in rural areas of the 31 Local Government Areas of the state, they went through an examination and are scheduled to undertake taster sessions at Imperial College, University of Cambridge, and Coventry University in addition to study tours to the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, The National Arts Gallery, Science Museum and the museum of natural history, etc. The Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom was on hand to receive the students at the Nigeria House, London.

Governor Umo Eno had prayed for the students, also offering them pieces of advice to make them make good use of the opportunity given them before their departure. The trip sponsored by Governor Umo Eno is led by Mrs.Idongesit Etiebet, the Commissioner for Education, and supported by the Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ini Ememobong, and the Chairman, State Secondary Education Board, Rt. Hon. (Dr.)Mrs. Ekaette Ebong Okon.

The Edutrip is a brainchild of The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno as part of his administration’s investment in education. It’s a strategy by the government to ignite a better academic performance at the secondary school level. The governor has also paid bursaries, grants, an scholarships to students of tertiary Institutions. Aiming to promote and elevate academic excellence, Governor Eno had promised to continuously support the students beyond the UK trip.