By Lucky Isibor
No fewer than 3500 delegates are expected to attend the 11th annual conference of the National Association of Proprietors of Private schools (NAPPS) holding in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital
A statement jointly signed by the national publicity secretary/Chairman Mobilization and contact Committee, Bishop Opukeme and the South-South President of NAPPS, Martins Osakue, which was made available to news men Saturday in Benin City, named Governor, Nyesom Wike of River state as the special guest of honour on the two-day event scheduled to begin on Wednesday 15th November, 2017 at Obi Wali International Conference Centre, in Port Harcourt, the state Capital.
The conference with the theme “Funding Education in a volatile economy” will feature resource persons from the world of business and academia who are expected to provide the knowledge gap towards engendering growth in the education sector,” the statement said.
It said Dr. Adun Afolabi, Director at the Centre for Educational Development, Federal Ministry of Education will deliver a paper on “the mandatory continuing Education programme for proprietors”.
It further explained that there will be a meeting of the national executive council (NEC) of the association before the commencement of the conference which would also feature aerobic activities and flag parades by the participating delegates across the states and the Federal Capital Territory.