Okorocha Drops Non-Indigenes From Imo Free Education Programme

This was revealed in a statement by the chief press secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, who stated that since the inception of the free education programme in 2011, the non-indigenes have been benefitting from the lofty gesture without indigenes of the state enjoying similar programmes in other states.

According to the statement, Imo government also disclosed that over N40 billion have been spent in carrying out the free Education programme.

The statement reads: “The Imo State Government has decided to drop non-indigenes especially in its university and other state-owned tertiary institutions from its free education programme and the reason being that, for the more than five years the free education programme has been on, non-indigenes have been benefitting from the lofty gesture without indigenes of the state enjoying similar programmes in other states.

“And against the backdrop of this development, the state government is at the moment undertaking the verification of students in Imo State University and other state-owned tertiary institutions in the state and the verification exercise is aimed at making sure that bonafide indigenes of the state are identified to enable them continue to enjoy the free education programme that has become, not only a success story but somewhat a revolution.

“The verification exercise is being coordinated by the Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Sir George Eche. And the government has entrusted Sir Eche with such onerous responsibility to make the whole venture transparent and hitch-free.