Governor Douye Diri of
Bayelsa state has been
urged to continue with
his good work by employing
more teachers and embark on
massive upgrading of schools
in the state.
He was also urged
to continue with the
infrastructural development
and expansion of classroom
facilities to accommodate
the teeming population of
students in bayelsa.
Addressing the participants
at the All Nigeria
Confederation Of Principals
Of Secondary Schools
(ANCOPSS) in Yenagoa
during the Mandatory
Continuing Professional
Training (MCPT) South-
South Zone at Gabriel
Okara Cultural center, the
chairman South-South Zonal
ANCOPSS and also president
of Akwa Ibom ANCOPSS,
Mr. Steve Akpabio,
commended governor Diri for
his giant strides in the field of
Education in the state.
According to Mr. Steve,
the Mandatory Continuing
Professional Training
MCPT is a capacity building
programme designed by
ANCOPSS to produce a 21st
century Principal equipped
with all the necessary skills
and tools to function properly
as a school administrator.
The theme for this year:
“The Teacher Factor As
An Impediment To Quality
Secondary Education” is very
timely key to educational
development in Nigeria.
“The programme seeks to
among other things update
the professional skills of
managers of secondary
schools in line with global best
practices. Here we are in the
oil rich state of Bayelsa to take
part in the training excercise. I
urge all colleagues especially
those from other South south
states to participate fully and
actively in all the programmes
during the training sessions”.
In his welcome address,
the state president of
ANCOPSS, Mr. Court
Ogboseri Enebibodo, said
governor Douye Diri is not
only Education friendly but
a complete Educationist.
He said it’s no news
that the current Prosperity
Administration of governor
Diri making great impact
in the Education sector in
BAYELSA state.
He listed some of the
projects and programmes to
include construction of three
information Communication
Technology (ICT) centers
at Bayelsa Medical
University (BMU), Bayelsa
State College of Health
Technology, Otuogidi,
(BYCOTECH) and Ijaw
National Academy (INA)
Kaiama.
