Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has celebrated the children of the state, describing the 260 Smart Green Schools being constructed by his administration as their tickets to a sure future.

Mbah also said that the 33 per cent budgetary allocation to the education sector was a clear demonstration that they were at the very heart of the administration’s agenda.

The governor spoke during the 2025 Children’s Day celebration at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, yesterday. This year’s event was themed, “Children: Our Future, Our Responsibility.”Mbah, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, stressed that the Smart Green Schools were not just school blocks, but a factory for the future workforce, innovators, and leaders.

“That is why, from the very beginning of this administration, we put you at the very heart of our agenda. We are building 260 Smart Green Schools, one in every political ward across our great state.

“These are not just schools; they are the schools of the future – powered by solar energy, equipped with digital smart boards, robotics labs, virtual reality.”

artificial intelligence, Informationm and Communication (ICT) centres, multimedia libraries, science labs, and smart farms.“But even more important than the buildings is that we are moving beyond the old ways of learning. We are giving you the chance to learn by doing, by experimenting, by building, by creating, and by solving real problems. This is called Experiential Learning—and it is how the best schools in the world now teach. That future is no longer far away. It is already here in Enugu State.”