
An Akwa Ibom State High Court has ordered the government of Governor Umo Eno to pay N1.5 billion in compensation to the family of the late founder of Christian Secondary School, Afia Etoi, Uyo. According to Leadership, the case concerns the state’s takeover and conversion of the privately established school into a public institution nearly five decades ago, with the court ruling in favour of the founder’s family.
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