By Jude Atupulazi
The Governorship Candidate of Young Progressives Party, YPP, for the November 8 Election in Anambra State, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has expressed shock at what he views as the decline of the state in national examinations after a decade of top performances.
It will be recalled that in the recently released results, Anambra had dropped from first to fifteenth position in ranking. Chukwuma who wrote this in his X Handle, formerly known as Twitter, said his party, YPP, was however determined to reverse the trend and restore Anambra State on the path of sustained progress.
‘Today, we have witnessed a shocking decline in some of the key indicators of development in our state. Once the leading light in education for over a decade, the current administration in Anambra State has caused this gain to wither. Today, Anambra State has significantly dropped in education rating, much so that our state now comes behind Abia, Imo and Ebonyi States in terms of students’ performance.
‘Under the current Anambra State Government, we have witnessed such a decline to the extent that Anambra State was unable to feature in both regional and national lists of top states with students who made five credits in their Senior Certificate Examination. It has never been this bad in over a decade. This is a promise broken into pieces. A gain now lost. For us as a people, it is a dangerous signal for our state and the future of our kids.
‘With our New Anambra Agenda, we shall build and sustain our progress,’ Chukwuma assured.
