By Emma Arubi
The Senior Special Assistance (SSA) to the Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Abuja, Hon. Kingsley Tenumah will on Tuesday, 25th June, storm Ogiame Primary School Warri with educational empowerment materials worth over three (3)million naira.
Hon. Tenumah (a.k.a Afere), a former Councilor representing the Ekurede/Ugbori Wards in Warri South LGA of Delta State stated that the gesture is aimed at assisting the pupils of the school and also rewarding some retired teachers for their immense contributions towards uplifting the standards of teaching and learning at Ogiame Primary School.
Tagged Education Support Initiative, the scheme is billed to dish out a complete set of 150 school uniforms; textbooks and writing materials; cash donations to 2 retired outstanding teachers of the school and subsidizing 50% payment of enrollment fees of all the Primary Six pupils writing the Common Entrance Examination respectively.
Hon. Afere, a crack grassroots politician in Warri said he has been giving out such gesture as his own way of giving back to the less privilege in the society, saying “this year’s empowerment will cost him over #3m” even as he task other politicians in the oil City to emulate his gesture.
He disclosed that his Principal, Senator Joel Onowhakpor Thomas will be on ground to witness the epoch making event as the special guest of honour to be supported by other party stalwarts in Warri and venue of the event will is Ogiame Primary School at Ekurede Itsekiri by 9:am prompt.
