The Director of the Early Child Care Development Education (ECCDE) Mrs Blessing Ogunda Obiri Ordu said they are concerned for the care,support and education of children with 0-5 years, to cater for this age bracket, prior to their formal education.

This is because age 0-5 years is seen to be a period of an immense opportunity for growth and development of the child, and as the most delightful but risky period in the development of the child because whatever the child learns at this age makes or mars the child tomorrow.


Our objective for the program is to acquaint our newly appointed Unit Heads on ECCDE implementation policy for us to have well groomed credible unit Heads in our ECCDE centers,Mrs Blessing stated.

Let me humbly thank the Executive Chairman Ven (Dr) Fyneface Ndubisi Akah (JP) for his passion and support toward this program.


Mrs Blessing Ordu stated that on her resumption of office in October 2008, she inherited about 477 ECCDE center out of 992 primary schools and about 21,884 pupils.
Today our ECCDE centers is pursuing the number of primary school in Rivers State with over 38,000 learners due to the effort of our executive chairman and his team.

The Executive Chairman of the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board Ven (Dr) Fyneface Ndubisi Akah (JP) applauded the massive turnout of the ECCDE teachers for them to be part of the one day workshop.


Ven Akah charge the ECCDE teachers to be of good example and take good care of the children under them.


He further advise the teachers to sensitize the community leadership,women bodies and various organization in the community and let them know that the public government owned schools there is a sector that can take good care of the children in their early stages.


The Zonal Secertary of Universal Basic Education Board who spoke through the state coordinator of Universal Basic Education Board Mr Isaac Ichenwo urge the various teachers to sow a good seed for the future of the children and the generation to come.

Chimzi Ogbonna
Media Aide to the Executive Chairman Rivers State Universal Basic Education

17th January 2020