Uneme Indigenes Seek Govt’s Attention On Education, Security In Communities

The Uneme-speaking people of Edo State have drawn the attention of the state government to the need to address the falling standards of education and worsening security in their communities and called for urgent attention of government at all levels to tackle the situations.

Leaders of the communities which include Anegbette, Udochi, Erhurun, Akiosu, Enekhua, Imiava, Uzanu, Ekpedo and Akpama spoke at a five hundred million naira Education and Security Trust Fund and Award ceremony for the communities in Benin city, the Edo State capital.

They affirmed that primary and secondary education in their domains have since deteriorated with the absence of qualified teachers in their schools just as the security of the communities is getting worse.

Speaking at the event, the President of the Uneme National Development Association (UNDA), Prince Babatunde Obabori urged the Edo state and local government authorities where the Uneme people are located to ensure the provision of social amenities.