The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno at the weekend lamented grievous state of its public schools, thus declaring a state of emergency on primary education in the state. Consequently, the state government directed the immediate facelift, renovation and upgrade of facilities in public primary schools across the state. The state governor,  gave the directives on Friday during an unscheduled inspection of Christ the King Primary School, Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The headmistress of Christ The King Primary School (CKPS), Uyo; Mrs Eme Joseph Bassey was also rewarded with automatic promotion. She was found discharging her duty of coordinating the pupils and supervising the teachers during the unannounced visit by the governor who stopped by to ascertain areas of intervention in the school. According to the Governor, the headteacher demonstrated the true spirit of hard work, dedication and selfless service in the discharge of her duties, and promised to carry out a turn-around maintenance of teaching and learning facilities in the school. While interacting with the pupils, the governor charged them to exhibit high sense of dedication to studies, advising that it is by hard work that excellence could be attained.