Galaxy Backbone to Provide Internet Connectivity at Schools in Anambra State

 Galaxy Backbone Plc, the leading public sector ICT Infrastructure Company has signed a contract agreement with the Anambra State Government to provide Internet connectivity with video conferencing capabilities to 110 secondary schools in the state.
Mr. Peter Obi, the State Governor, who signed the contract papers with Mr. Gerald Ilukwe, the managing director of Galaxy Backbone Plc said The initiative is in line with the governor’s drive to develop human capital and turn the state into a 21st century knowledge society through the provision of network connectivity that will be accessible to students and teachers at a fast speed in the Anambra State secondary education system.
Mr. Peter Obi, the Anambra State Governor who signed the contract papers with Mr. Gerald Ilukwe, the managing director of Galaxy Backbone Plc said his administration has demonstrated its commitment to uplift the standard of education in the state.
“You may be familiar with our chequered recent past in this state, but we are making sure that we will bring the state back to its lost glory, restore hope and move education forward to achieve the desired change in this state. We have started the building of 4,000 classrooms across the state, the largest anywhere in the country. Just last week we provided 108 schools with generating sets, now the Internet connectivity to 110 secondary schools is in its first phase. We are moving also to the Microsoft Academy which we intend to establish in the state,” Obi said.
Earlier, Mr. Gerald Ilukwe, managing director Galaxy Backbone assured that the partnership with Galaxy Backbone is a demonstration of the governor’s promise and commitment to lifting the standard of education in the state. He assured Anambra people that Galaxy Backbone would be partners to the Obi administration to ensure progress in the education sector in the state.
In his remarks, Mr. Yusuf Kazaure, corporate executive in charge of States, Education and Development Department Galaxy Backbone commended Obi for his efforts towards upgrading the educational standard of the state, saying that it is a revolution in the annals of the nation’s education sector.
The ICT initiative will foster collaborative relationships between teachers and students in the development and sharing of content applications and other resources as well as stimulating capacity building among educational institutions in the state. “We are committed to the Governor Obi’s vision for the  state and when we are able to succeed at this level, the state will be better for it because the governor’s mission is to turn the state in a 21st century knowledge society.”
The network connectivity initiative would enhance the development of human capital in the state. Kazaure added that human capital development is the hope of the world, and that the initiative of the governor would ensure growth in the state in the future.
 “This is the beginning of a new era for students and teachers in Anambra State. They will enjoy internet services at a faster speed on a secured network. This will definitely create opportunity for them which they will explore for the benefit of this state. A very important benefit of the connectivity is the ability to share information in a cost-effective manner and this will create opportunities for the educational institutions to share multimedia information, create and disseminate contents, and collaborate in the dissemination of knowledge,” he said.