By Emmanuel Olorunsola
The Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Youth and Community Development, Solomon Milkie, has given palliatives to teachers of some private schools in Koko, headquarters of Warri North council of Delta State.
A sum of N5, 000 was given to 27 teachers to support them in the face of COVID-19 that has led to closure of schools and non-payment of salaries especially for private school teachers.
Twenty-three of the beneficiaries are from Christ the Savior International School, St Mary Ideal Catholic Nursery and Primary School, Fountain Group of Schools, Kingdom Life Nursery and Primary School, Lily Montessori School, and St. Micheal Primary and Secondary School, all in Koko.
Four others are from Ugbegun- Ijala Primary School in Ogborogho-Utonila community in the riverine area.
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Milkie said he could not stand the pitiable condition of many who were disadvantaged during this period and as such decided to make available his personal funds to meet the immediate needs of the teachers.
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He said the benevolent act will not stop until “I am satisfied that the needs of a substantial number of these teachers are met.”
“I was particularly moved by the pitiable condition of a teacher in one of the private schools here in Koko, who while tearfully narrating her ordeal to me, lamented that the non-payment of their salaries for a while now, led to her ejection due to the inability to pay rent,” he said.
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The Proprietor of Fountain Group of Schools, Koko, Mrs Abosede Ajagboma, lauded the philanthropic gesture of Milkie, noting that the act was not only commendable but worthy of emulation.
Some of the teachers appreciated the governor’s aide for the respite, and called on the state government to come to their aid by providing measures that will mitigate the hardship they were already experiencing
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