Gov: Mutfwang’s SSA on Media:PARTNERS WELLNESS 360 INITIATIVE ABUJA TAKE MENTAL HEALTH AND EFFECTS OF DRUGS CAMPAIGN TO SCHOOLS IN JOS EAST.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Plateau State Governor on Media, Mr. Emmanuel David Ajik, has partnered with Wellness 360 Initiative Abuja to deliver a three-day mental health awareness campaign across three government secondary schools in Jos East Local Government Area.
The outreach, held at Government Junior/senior Secondary Schools, Government Secondary School Kudedu, Kerker and Fobur, brought together clinical psychologists, who gave professional talks to students, teachers, and parents to address emotional and psychological barriers to academic performance.
Speaking during the programme, Ajik said the initiative was in line with Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s commitment to repositioning education and promoting academic excellence across Plateau State and bringing governance closer to the people.
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“The alarming rate of students dropping out to pursue fast money through mining, betting, and irrigation farming informed this intervention,” Ajik said. “We must rise to defend our societal goals and values through functional education.”
The psychologists sensitised participants on the effects of drug abuse, bullying, and other social vices on students’ academic pursuit and wellbeing. They also provided professional counselling and practical advice on managing stress and emotional challenges.
As part of the intervention, Ajik donated textbooks to the three schools to revive reading culture, which he said was being eroded by uncontrolled exposure to negative online content.he has also secured an opportunity for the students to be taken to National Centre for Remote sensing for excursion, He also engaged students in one-on-one counselling sessions and encouraged them with personal gifts for participation.
During a meeting with school management, principals identified key challenges affecting teaching and learning, including shortage of teachers, lack of guidance counsellors, absence of perimeter fencing, textbooks and the need for pensionable security personnel.
The programme featured question-and-answer sessions, textbook presentations, and photo sessions with students and school authorities.
Ajik urged parents, teachers, and religious leaders to support government efforts to keep students in school and protect them from social vices.
(DEMOCRACY NEWSLINE NEWSPAPER, MAY 19TH 2026)
