By out Correspondent
Students of the Sapele Youth Resources Centre, who are over five thousand have called on the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Author Okowa to release Subventions to all the six centre’s across the state which were recently closed down to enable them go back to classes and workshops.
Some of the students, Mr. Samson Ochuko, Mr. Oghenedoro Okorodudu, Miss. Bridget Obi and others who spoke to newsmen on the issue lamented that the closure of the six study centre’s in Sapele, Orerokpe, Asaba, Ozoro, Agbarho, and Buluangiama have been closed down for lack of funds.
The students while bemoaning the Situation further explained that teachers have not been paid their salaries for the past seven months, adding that there is no electricity in the centers to carry out training.
They however add that if the “SMART” agenda of the Governor is to be vigorously pursued, to attain its lofty height, then the study centre’s should be re-opened for a meaningful and conducive learning process so that they could graduate successfully to be masters of their own without seeking white collar jobs from the Government and other establishments.”
Some other graduates of the institution Miss. Edesiri Emokiniovo and Mr. Rekevwe Ufuoma who are presently on their own, appealed to government to revisit the situation urgently in other to prevent the students from going into crimes and prostitution since they are presently idling away from home.
Meanwhile, at the time of filling this report the administrator of the Sapele centre Mr. Erewa was not available for his comment as he was said to have travelled to Asaba, to the Directorate of Youth and sports Ministry for official assignment putting up serious effort so that the centre could be re-opened for learning.
