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Both incidents happened in mocking contrast to each other. While the governor appeared to have added a fresh wife to congratulate himself for winning a hard fought gubernatorial election, the tragic end of the young students took place to underscore the infrastructure deficits in the very state that produced Nigeria’s first prime minister.

The death of the four students as well as hospitalization of 12 others after complaining of abdominal pains with attendant vomiting of blood pointed to yellow fever attack. He said his administration has also set the necessary machinery in motion to ensure that every month, a health facility would be considered for rehabilitation and equipped until every health facility in the state begins to function effectively.

The situation seems to be worse in the rural areas, because teachers, who could not succeed in their quest for redeployment to urban areas where social amenities are accessible, shun classes. “There is rot in educational system. Also, we must fight educational corruption; nobody will do that for us. We must fight the war. All our primary schools are blown off and our teachers are not there, even in town.

“Our cut-off mark for transition from primary school to secondary is the lowest in the country, because of the poor quality of teaching. Will need laboratories in the primary and secondary schools, we need infrastructure and accommodation, because our pupils sit under trees, this is unacceptable, we are declaring emergency on education.

What remains is for the governor to match word with action, because the challenge of malnutrition, which has claimed the lives of many children remain acute due to grinding poverty.

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