By Magnus Emuji
The Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, has described the Permanent Secretary (PS), Post Primary Education Board (PPEB) , Mr. Augustine Chukwuma, as a thorough bred administrator.
Ukah stated this at Onicha-Ukwuani in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state
He said that contribution of Chukwuma to the state government and the civil service in particular was quite inspiring and commendable.
The SSG, represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor, Office of the SSG, Mr. Felix Ideh, spoke to journalists during the 16th remembrance of the mother of the permanent secretary , Late Mrs. Maria Chukwuma.
He said that Chukwuma was one of the dependable and reliable principals in public secondary schools before his appointment as a permanent secretary by the State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
In their separate remarks, a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Delta State Governor, Dr. Godwin Edozie, and the Principal of the West End Mixed Secondary School, Mrs. Augusta Ogeah, stated that his effort in stabilising the education sector was worthy of emulation.
They opined that it was a good thing for one to recognise one’s parents by organising remembrances for them, especially in acknowledgement of their positive impacts on the children.
Speaking to newsmen, Chukwuma said that his mother was a rare disciplinarian who strived at all costs too give the children formal education, stressing that his mother played key role in their foundation.
Mr. Chukwuma, who used the opportunity to thank the state governor for his appointing, advised civil servants to always put in their best in their jobs, just as he said that there were rewards in hardwork.