Acting Director of ANFFE Visits Amanuike Community to Promote Adult Education

By RoseAnn Okeke

The Acting Director of the Anambra State Agency for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non Formal Education (ANFFE), Mrs Lilian Ezenwaka, has paid a courtesy visit to Amanuike Community in Awka North Local Government Area to strengthen adult education programmes and encourage greater community participation.

Mrs Ezenwaka and her team were received at the community civic centre by the President General of Amanuike Community, Mr Sermon Ikechukwu Orakwe, alongside the Chief Security Officer, Mr Ozo Charles Nnakweube.

Speaking during the visit, Mrs Ezenwaka said the agency remains committed to advancing Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s human capital development agenda by expanding access to literacy, vocational training and lifelong learning opportunities. She noted that adult education is offered free of charge across Anambra State, adding that ANFFE would provide learning materials to support enrolment and improve literacy among adults and youths.

Also speaking, the Unit Head, Mrs Angela Kasie Igboka, outlined the benefits of the programme and appealed for improved welfare for facilitators, describing the current allowances as inadequate for effective service delivery.

In his remarks, the President General, Mr Sermon Ikechukwu Orakwe, commended ANFFE for the visit and pledged the community’s support for the initiative. He invited the agency to participate in the community’s August youth empowerment programme through vocational skills training and assured that residents would be mobilised to embrace adult education. He also promised to give attention to the welfare of facilitators.

The Chief Security Officer, Mr Charles Nnakweube, encouraged residents to take advantage of the programme, while beneficiaries shared testimonies of how adult education had improved their literacy, confidence, livelihoods and personal development.

Responding, Mrs Ezenwaka congratulated the successful learners and assured the community that the concerns raised would be communicated to the Ministry of Education for necessary action, reaffirming the state’s commitment to strengthening education under Governor Soludo’s administration.