THE governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 6 poll in Anambra State, Senator Andy Uba, on Thursday, decried the growing rate of out-of- school children in the state.

Uba who was reacting to statistics released by a nongovernmental organisation about the number of out of school children in the state, queried “the sincerity of a government which left a problem to fester for seven years – with a questionable promise to redress same with only few months of its lifespan.”

He promised to address the trend if elected governor of the state.

The APC candidate was quoted by his Campaign Organisation as saying, “Quality education for our children is a major priority for me. We will renovate and reconstruct hundreds of our dilapidated schools and transform them into model schools and centres of excellence.”

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The Uba campaign said this in a statement signed by Afam Ogene, A nongovernmental organisation, Evidence and Collaboration for Inclusive Development, had in a workshop in Awka on Wednesday, said, “Although there is free education policy in Anambra state, many parents claimed they were paying fees for their wards, especially at the secondary school level.”

In a related development, the Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial district, Stella Oduah, has promised to deliver the district to the APC, in the upcoming governorship election in the state.