By Magnus Emuji / Rukevwe Adugbo
In a bid to ensure that pupils and students in the flood affected areas, Delta State Government (DTSG) has intensified effort to ensure that the children commence learning activities in their various IDP camps.
The State Commissioner for Primary Education, Chief Sunday Onoriode stated this in Asaba when he visited Oneh and Ogbafor primary schools IDP camps.
Onoriode was accompanied on the visit by the State Commissioner for Works in charge of Urban and High Ways, Mr. Noel Omodon and the Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Augustine Oghoro.
He said that Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education had mandated some teachers to ensure effective teaching and learning activities in the IDP camps.
Onoriode noted that with the plan, pupils and students displayed by the flood would have nothing much to lose, stressing that even the children below school age should also be engaged.
He urged the CIE and the camp commandants to ensure proper categorisation of the children in order to ascertain their classes for effective and efficient learning activities.
Earlier, the Chief Inspector of Education (CIE) for Oshimili South, Djoma Emiliana and a Deputy Director in the Ministry, Dr. Michael Emeshili , who were on hand to receive the commissioner and his team said that chairs and tables as well as canopies were needed at the camps to arrange classrooms for the children.
The two camp commandants, Okpor Daniel and Onwenonye Eugene were also on hand to receive the commissioner and his team
