Wednesday, July 29, 2026 -Abia State Government has conducted 2026 First School Leaving Certificate examination for 34 inmates in Umuahia and Aba Correctional centres in the State.
Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this
on Tuesday, while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State
Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
Kanu said the Ministry of Basic and Secondary
Education, through the Abia State Agency for Mass Literacy, Adult and
Non-Formal Education, successfully facilitated the participation of adult
learners in the 2026 First School Leaving Certificate assessment test.
Kanu emphasized that the initiative was part of the state
government’s determination to make education accessible to every citizen,
regardless of circumstances.
“This year, 15 inmates from the Umuahia Correctional Centre
and 19 inmates from the Aba Correctional Centre participated in the
examination, bringing the total number of participating inmates to 34”, Kanu
said.
He further said that Governor Alex Otti has directed the
immediate deployment of intervention and mitigation measures to the
Amamba-Uzuakoli and Ipupe-Ubakala gully erosion sites.
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