Donald Duke, the Presidential
candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has promised free tuition in
primary, secondary and tertiary education in the country, if elected president
in 2019.
Duke, represented by Mr Precious
Elekima, the Governorship candidate of the party in Rivers, made the promise on
Monday in Port Harcourt, at the flag-off of the party’s campaign for 2019 polls
in Rivers, NAN reports.
He also promised to extend the
civil servants retirement age to 45 years of service or 70 years of mandatory
age, stressing that retirement after 35 years of service or 60 years of age
will be optional.
“Today I am representing our
presidential candidate to pass his message to Nigerians and to the people of
Rivers State in particular.
“His Excellency, Donald Duke,
says that everyone matters. You deserve the best in this country. He says that
his administration will bridge the gap between the poor and the rich in the
country.
“Our administration will bridge
the gap between the rich and the poor by offering free tuition in all levels of
education – from primary to tertiary.
“We will revisit the handover of
schools to missionaries with a view to working out an agreeable partnership,
taking into consideration the interest of the public, the missions and the
communities.
“Undergraduate and postgraduate
scholarships home and abroad will be offered. Board of governors will be
inaugurated for all public primary and secondary schools in Rivers state.
“We will extend the civil
servants retirement age to 45 years of service or 70 years of age mandatory;
retirement after 35 years of service or 60 years of age will be optional.
“This is because if lecturers and
judges can work up till 70 years, I am sure civil servants can also work till
that age.
“Our pensioners will be on first
priority and must be paid first before anyone in the state,” he said.
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