…Inaugurates Model Technical College, Oghareki
Ogheneruona Tejiri, Oghara
Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor of Delta State has directed the Ministries of Primary and Secondary Education to assess all dilapidated public primary and secondary schools across the state for immediate rehabilitation.
Rt. Hon. Oborevwori gave this directive at the inauguration of the newly completed Model Technical College, Oghareki, Ethiope West Local Government Area.
According to Rt. Hon. Oborevwori, “I have directed that all schools in Delta State that are in deplorable condition, whether primary or secondary, should be assessed for immediate rehabilitation.
“Relevant authorities are here directed to begin the scoping without delay. We are committed to building an efficient and robust education system.
The State Executive Council had recently directed the education ministries to identify public schools requiring urgent intervention.
“Maintaining more than 1,400 primary schools and 480 secondary schools across the state is a major responsibility requiring sustained investment and planning.”
The governor said that the Model Technical College, Oghareki, demonstrated his administration’s commitment to equipping young people in Ethiope West and neighbouring communities with practical skills that would make them employable and economically independent.
He said that then institution has state-of-the-art workshops, staff and students accommodation, and sports facilities, he urged management, staff and students to maintain the facilities for future generations.
He also disclosed that his administration would complete and inaugurate three additional model technical colleges at Irri in Isoko South, Kiagbodo in Burutu and Akugbene in Bomadi local government areas before December 2026.
Rt. Hon. Oborevwori announced a N50 million education support fund for Miss Ogheneovo Davina, a Junior Technical II student who addressed him extempore on behalf of her fellow students.
The governor cited progress in road infrastructure, education and healthcare, including developments at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, and the construction of four male and female hostels at Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, and Delta State College of Education, Mosogar.
He commended former Governor James Ibori for initiating development projects across the state and urged Deltans to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and other All Progressives Congress(APC) candidates in the 2027 general elections.
In his remarks, Chief James Ibori thanked Governor Oborevwori for what he described as impressive development projects across the state, particularly in Urhobo land.
He also acknowledged former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, whose administration initiated the technical college project, and commended Rt. Hon. Oborevwori for completing it.
Chief Ibori assured the governor of the support of the people of Oghara and Ethiope West in the 2027 elections, saying; “we have prayed for grace and wisdom to pilot the affairs of our great state”.
On her part, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, Member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives praised the quality of the project and Oborevwori’s decision to complete it.
She said that the large turnout at the inauguration would translate into electoral support for the governor in 2027 and commended him for uniting the party across different divides in the state.
Earlier, Hon. Christian Onogba. Chairman, Ethiope West Local Government Council described the inauguration as a landmark achievement, he said that the governor’s development initiatives and political realignment from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC had fostered unity across Delta State.
Speaking for the Kingdom, HRM Noble Oyibo Eshemitan Orefe 111, Umu Oghara Na’ me, Ovie of Oghara Kingdom congratulated Oborevwori on the completion of the project.
Speaking on behalf of the students, Miss Davina Ogheneovo thanked the governor for his commitment to technical education and pledged that the students would use the facilities to acquire practical skills, improve their prospects and become self-reliant after graduation.
She said she would have given her vote to Governor Oborevwori in 2027 if she was 18 years.
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