By joshua Nwifuru Appoints Capable Library Board Members, Ebonyi Education Boss Applauds Composition
By Our Correspondent
Ebonyi State Commissioner for Education (Primary and Secondary), Dr Donatus C. Ilang, has commended Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for appointing members of the State Library Board, describing them as people with the knowledge and experience needed to deliver on their mandate.
Ilang gave the commendation when members of the board paid him a courtesy visit in his office at Block 5, Centenary City, Abakaliki, urging them to regard their appointments as privilege to serve humanity and work together to advance library development in the state.
He called for close collaboration between the board and the Ministry of Education, noting that Nwifuru had made significant investments in the education sector, including the construction of an ultra-modern library designed to meet international standards.
The commissioner urged the board members to report any challenges to the ministry, assuring them of prompt attention. He also said their requests had been addressed by the Governor and urged them to be patient as the decisions were implemented.
Earlier, the Board Chairman, Hon. Alphonsus Chinedu Nwali , praised Ilang and the ministry’s management for their dedication, wisdom and sacrifices in advancing education in the state.
“We are happy to join the moving chariot,” Nwali, said, expressing the board’s readiness to contribute to the progress being recorded in the sector.
He reaffirmed the board’s commitment to teamwork and assured the commissioner that both the electronic and hard-copy library resources were being kept safe. He said the visit was to appreciate the commissioner and familiarise the board with the ministry’s management.
In her vote of thanks, the Director, State Library Services, Ikoro Uche-Edith, thanked Ilang for his advice and appealed to the ministry to involve the board in programmes that would support its growth and effectiveness.
She also commended the ministry’s management, particularly the Permanent Secretary, whom she described as a mother-figure to the staff.
The visit underscored the board’s commitment to working with the ministry to strengthen library services and support the state’s wider educational development.
In attendance were: Hon. Nweze Francis Obike, Hon. Nworie Peter, Barr. Ukeni Liberty, Sir Eugene Ebenyi, Dr Ernest Nwaze. Hon. Mrs Queendaline Nwigwe, Mr Uchenna Basil, Including, permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs Mary Ngozi Otozi, Special Assistant to Governor on Education, Hon Peter Nwogbaga, as well as the management Staff of the ministry.