.... As Compiled by The New Nigeria Team.
Education is an essential part of human life. An individual may use education as a tool to empower and leverage their innate potential, to be productive in society. In addition, the noble and beautiful act of acquiring knowledge through education changes an individual’s perspective of viewing life, thus shaping the character and behaviour of the individual.
To understand Rochas Okorocha, you have to understand his educational philosophy, and deep love, a keen educationist who believes all children deserve the opportunity to attend quality schools and receive the best education possible. For many years, He has supported various educational programs. He believes education should be seen as a right and not a privilege.
In 1998, His Excellency Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha established the Rochas Foundation, a non-governmental organization that was created to provide free qualitative public education to children, restore the dignity and hope of widows, orphans, and the less privileged. Since the inception of the foundation in 1998, over 60,000 plus students have benefitted from scholarships. His Excellency has also trained 1,500 teachers (from other states as well) at all levels. In Imo state he built 546 Twelve-number classrooms upstairs Block for primary schools, Built some secondary schools, and remodelled many.
A philanthropist indeed more of his amiable contributions to the educational sector in Imo state includes:
1. Built Imo College of Advanced Professional Studies along Egbu road
2. Built National Polytechnic Arondizuogu.
3. Built Imo State Polytechnic Ehime Mbano.
4. Built Ahiara Polytechnic Ahiazu Mbaise.
5. Built Imo State Polytechnic Orlu.
6. Built University of Medical Sciences Ideato.
7. Built University of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Aboh Mbaise/Ngor-Okpala.
8. Built University of Creative Technology.
9. Built Marine University Oguta (under Construction).
10. Built Eastern Palm University (PPP) Ogboko.
11. Built College of Education, Ihitte Uboma.
12. Built Police College Ogboko.
13. Built Young Scientist College Owerri.
14. Built Imo Girls College Owerri.
15. Built Ohaji/Egbema College of Education
16. Rebuilt Government Technical College.
17. Rebuilt Comprehensive Secondary School Amakohia.
18. Built 305 Upstair School buildings he also introduced Free and qualitative education from Primary to University, Polytechnic, College of Education, etc.
19. Built School Enrolment Snowballed from 267,000 in 2011 to 850,000.
20. The Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo was rebuilt and remodeled by Governor Rochas Okorocha.
21. Imo State University with most of the befitting structures was built by Governor Rochas Okorocha's administration.
22. The number of School Children drastically dropped while hawking on the streets of Owerri got reduced to five percent.
The State has led in JAMB Applications from 2012 to 2018 in the Country, because of the free education program. At the recent education fundraiser held by the Yobe state governor in, Abuja on the 10th of February 2022. Rochas Owelle Anayo Okorocha promised to provide a school infrastructure once the land is given. His Excellency's love for education is outstanding and deeply rooted which triggers his excellency's unrelenting quest to better the educational sector. This is the man Nigeria needs, for a new Nigeria.
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