{"id":150452,"date":"2025-02-15T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nuj-seeks-attention-for-special-needs-school-in-akwa-ibom"},"modified":"2025-02-20T15:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:57:58","slug":"nuj-seeks-attention-for-special-needs-school-in-akwa-ibom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nuj-seeks-attention-for-special-needs-school-in-akwa-ibom","title":{"rendered":"NUJ seeks attention for special needs school in Akwa Ibom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Union of journalists, NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council has urged the state government and public spirited individuals to pay more attention to the plights of children in Special needs schools in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of NUJ, Akwa Ibom State, Comrade Amos Etuk made the call on Friday during the 2025 Valentine Charity outing of the Inspiration FM chapel of the NUJ, themed: \u2018A Heart For Others\u2019, held at the Learning Disabilities Society of Nigeria, LDSN, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.<\/p>\n<p>Etuk said the incoming commissioner for Education should prioritize the welfare and needs of the special children to make their learning process hitch-free.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed hope thar Governor Umo Eno, through advocacies by the union, would one day visit the centre and address their pressing needs.<\/p>\n<p>He also commended their teachers for their patience in teaching and guiding the children with special needs and prayed that adequate support and help would come to them in no distant time.<\/p>\n<p>His words, \u201cThis is the best moment of valentine that I\u2019ve seen. I see the social children and I have strong faith in God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will go for stronger advocacy for government to pay more attention to them. We have a listening governor who has passion for education and humanity; I know that through advocacy that one day he will visit this place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in her remarks, the Chairman of Inspiration FM Chapel, Comrade Imaobong Dem, welcomed guests and reiterated how difficult it was for parents of children with special needs to cater for them adding that they go extra mile to take care of them.<\/p>\n<p>Dem said from her interactions with parents of these children, she discovered that most of them are extremely skilled and talented in drawings, paintings and in other forms of arts.<\/p>\n<p>She, therefore solicited for neccessary support for these children including their parents to enable them achieve their God\u2019s given purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look deeply, you will realize that a lot of parents with these sets of children are alone. If we support them more, they will do a lot more. People with down syndrome or autism are extremely skilled children and they need a whole lot of support,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving some learning materials, toiletries and food items from IFM chapel on behalf of the centre, Inimfon Okorie thanked them for the partnership and for consistently choosing LDSN for their valentine celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>He hinted that the centre apart from doing everything about education using government approved curriculum; engages in skill acquisition programmes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Union of journalists, NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council has urged the state government and public spirited individuals to pay more attention to the plights of children in Special needs schools in the state. 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