Nigeria: Balyesa's State of Emergency On Education

12 June 2012
opinion

ON February 14, 2012 the governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson exhibiting his love, zeal and passion for effective and functional education delivery pronounced a policy of free education for all, and went further to declare a state of emergency in the sector.

Ordinarily, governments pronounce a state of emergency for security reasons such as quelling riots and conflicts, while it is the people that usually agitate for change when a government is unproductive.

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