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International day of Education: Enugu First Lady urges students to embrace AI

The wife of Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah has urged secondary school students in the state to embrace Artificial intelligence (AI) in their education in order to have a brighter and prosperous future.

Mbah gave the advice in Nsukka on Friday in an event she organised in collaboration with the wives of six Local Government chairmen from  Enugu North Senatorial District to mark the 2025 International Day of Education, tagged "AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in the World of Automation."

She said it was because of the expectation of digital learning, that the present administration in the State is constructing Smart Schools in the 260 political wards of the state.

"This gathering is to reflect on the profound impact of technological education and AI.

"We stand at a crossroads of unprecedented technological advancement and the importance of AI to ensure that education empowers individuals to adapt to the changing world.

"AI presents immense opportunities and significant challenges as it can sensationalize learning experience, automate administrative tasks, as well as unlock new frontiers in knowledge," she said.

The First Lady who was represented by the wife of the chairman of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Council, Mrs. Empress Ugo Ferdinand said further that Gov. Mbah's administration is determined to ensure that students in the state are familiar with digital learning and AI, adding that that was the reason for the construction of smart schools across the state.

"We must equip our children with skills and values to navigate the complexities of AI-powered world so as to create a future where technology serves humanity.

"Stakeholders in education should key into this idea to ensure that education will equip our children with crucial thinking, problem-solving and ethical skills, as well as integration of AI from primary school to tertiary institution," the first lady said.

Mrs Mbah commended the chairpersons in the Enugu North senatorial district for their collaboration in organising the event to mark the year's International Day of Education.

Speaking, Mrs. Stephanie Asogwa, the wife of Nsukka LGA Chairman said that digital learning and AI are powerful tools which everyone should embrace to amplify human potential in the world of teaching and learning.

"AI is no longer a distant concept of a futuristic idea as it is already transforming our classrooms, teaching methods and different ways of learning.

"AI is offering new possibilities to enhance education, and we should be reminded that technology is a tool we should use to serve our value by ensuring that it amplifies human potentials and assist teachers in empowering students to reach their full potentials," she said.

Asogwa commended the Governor's wife for having the education interest of the children in the state at heart and pledged continuous maximum support of the wives of the chairmen in the district.

In a remark, Mrs. Egodi Igwe, the Managing Director of Custos Care Foundation, a non-governmental organization established by the Governor's wife urged students to trade with caution in embracing AI technologies adding that it has both positive and negative effects.

Igwe advised the students not to hesitate to notify the foundation in case of rape, sexual harassment and order form of abuse as the foundation is always ready to come to their assistance.

"Very soon, the foundation will be visiting schools in the state to educate and interact with students," she said.

Dr. Chinyere Onyeisi, a Special Assistant to the state governor on education/ Director of Exponential Learning, Enugu Smart Green School, who tutored the students on the importance of AI and digital learning in education noted that today's education has shifted from content memorization to creativity, crucial thinking and problem-solving approach.

Earlier, Hon Jude Asogwa, the Chairman of Nsukka LGA commended Mrs Mbah for the event to mark this year's world education day and urged students to embrace digital learning and AI as a modern way of teaching and learning.

The council boss said that education is top in Governor Mbah's priority list and noted that that was why he is currently constructing smart schools and all the political wards in the state to enable the students to compete favourably with their counterparts globally.

Highlights of the event were debate, drama presentations, cultural dance, etc by different secondary Schools from Enugu North Senatorial District.

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