CONSIDER YOURSELVES AS MEMBERS OF HOSTS COMMUNITIES OF SCHOOLS YOU ARE HEADING, ASHIBOGWU TASKS PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADS.

Delta State Government (DTSG) , has tasked heads of primary schools in the state  to consider themselves as members of the community of the schools they are heading.

The State Commissioner for Primary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu made the call in Asaba when the Association of Primary School Heads of Nigeria (AOPSHON) , Delta State chapter led by its chairman, Comr. Edward Mesere.

Dr. Ashibogwu charged them to ensure that they secure government facilities in their schools, stressing that  they should have the interest of their host communities at heart and collaborate with the leadership of the communities for proper protection of such public infrastructure in their schools.

He lauded the leadership of the Association for their unwavering commitment towards the realization of the MORE agenda of the Oborevwori led administration .

Dr. Ashibogwu said that the Ministry of Primary Education under his watch, would  intensify its partnership with relevant stakeholders with a view to improve the standard of the education sector.

He  assured the Association that their challenges would be given priority attention.

In his remarks,  the Permanent Secretary in charge of Primary and Secondary Education Ministries, Mr. Augustine Oghoro described AOPSHON  as  critical stakeholders in the basic education sub sector, adding that it was very important for government to get it right at the lower in order to have multiplier effect in the entire education system.

Earlier in his address, the State Chairman of the Association of Primary School Heads of Nigeria (AOPSHON), Comr. Edward Mesere informed the Commissioner that they were in hos office to congratulate him on his appointment,  familiarise themselves with him and to seek more synergies with the Ministry of Primary Education in moving the primary education to a greater height.

Comr. Mesere , who said that the indelible track records of Dr. Ashibogwu when he was the Commissioner for Higher Education was commendable, recalled that nowadays Deltans were having it easier accessing higher education following the creation of more Universities when Dr. Ashibogwu was the Commissioner for Higher Education.

While appreciating the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for the recent recruitment of primary school teachers across the state, Mesere noted that it was heartwarming to observe that the teachers were deployed to difficult terrains to address the issue of shortage of teachers.

EREBE EXTOLS IMPACTS OF UMUZE IN DELTA JUSTICE MINISTRY, SAYS HE IS A GREAT ASSET.

The Delta State Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of

 Justice, Mr. Omamuzo Erebe,  has eulogised  the impacts of Mr. Louis Umuze , a Chief State Counsel that retired from service voluntarily, describing him as a great asset to the Ministry.

Erebe stated this in Asaba during a sentforth organized for him by the State Ministry of Justice after 11 years in the State Civil Service.

He said that Mr. Umuze was a dedicated staff of the Ministry, whose impact on the Ministry of Justice was commendable , adding that  as an officer that worked with him directly, Mr. Umuze assisted him in handling most pressing official  issues.

While saying that Mr. Umuze was always punctual to work and was one of the last to leave the office , Erebe recalled how he decided to take him along when he was made acting Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary.

Erebe stated that the vacuum created by his voluntary retirement would be difficult to replace, stressing that the 11 years  spent in service  of Delta State Government and the State Ministry of Justice in particular by Mr. Umuze  counts for something.

In their various remarks , some staff of the Ministry including the the Director of the office of the Public Defender, Mr Ernest Edonwonyi,  Director of Peoples Rights , Mrs . Juliet Ojefia, the Director of Legal Drafting, Mrs. Ekpemina , Mr. Solomon Funkekeme a staff in the Chambers of the Solicitor- General and the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry , Mr. Onoriode Etatsemi among others said that Mr. Umuze was  a generous man who rendered one assistance or the other to anybody that came around him .

They said that he impacted on them in the course of working together and described him as a hard working staff with uncommon gifts of identifying any undiscovered error in any documents given to him for a review.

Mrs. Ojefia particularly recalled how Mr. Umuze hinted to her that she should try as much as possible to be more friendly with the junior officers working under her, reminding her that once she understands their feelings, they tend to work better.

Responding, Mr. Umuze lauded the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, the various Directors and staff of the Ministry for their kind gesture to him throughout his 11 years of service in the Ministry.

THERE IS NO AJIMELE COMMUNITY IN SAPELE--- SAPELE OKPE COMMUNITY REACT TO ONLINE PUBLICATION.

Okakuro  Onoriode Temiagin, Chairman Sapele Okpe Community in a press briefing on Wednesday 3 January stated that there is no Ajimele Community in Sapele local government Area, and whoever is making that ascertain should desist from it as Sapele is a place of peace.

The press briefing held at the Sapele Okpe Community hall, at Olympia has Representatives from all quarters that make up the Sapele Okpe Community in attendance.

Speaking at the briefing, Temiagin said the gathering is a peaceful invitation to correct the wrong impression that was made public on 4 November 2023, Captured " Installation of Olare-aja" .

 He noted that it is not possible to have another community in Sapele Okpe Community stressing that  Oku-Imele is in Ogodo quarters of Sapele Okpe Community and it is in Okpe land as such, that publication of 4 November 2023 should be rescinded. 

Temiagin further noted that there is nothing like Ajimele Community in Sapele, that It is a Father that Christian a "Child" and not a stranger,  adding that Sapele local government is made up of Five distinct Communities known to all and by law, The five Communities are:

Sapele Okpe Community

Amukpe Community

Elume Community

Ozue Community

Ugborhen Community

Okakuro Temiagin, pointed out that strangers that come to settle in other places should not be seen as holding claim to the lands they sojourn but rather show respect to the owners of the land as no land in Sapele belong to any other tribe but the Okpe people.

He added that Sapele has other strangers leaving peacefully among the Okpe people, they are the Igbos, Yoruba, Hausa, Ijaws, Binis and others.

He clarifies that there is no Itsekiri Community in Sapele local government area and all land in Sapele local government belong to the Okpe people and their Paramount leader is the Orodje Of Okpe Kingdom.

Oku-Imele is in Ogodo quarters of Sapele Okpe Community and Not a Community of their own, that this point should be well noted.

Temiagin pointed out that Sapele Okpe Community has Four quarters, Namely:

Egborode

Etamua

Oton

and Ogodo quarters

Stating that these are the only recognised quarters in Sapele Okpe Community.