Performing the flag off ceremony at the Owerri City School,
Wethral Road, Owelle Rochas Okorocha said education is the right of every child
and it must be free for every child to be involved pointing out that there is
no alternative to it
The governor used the occasion to launch a programme he
called Parents Teachers Child Continuous Assessment Programme (PTCCAP) which
will foster a great synergy among government, teachers, students and parents in
which parents monitor the progress of their children’s academic/moral
performance
Owelle Rochas directed that for the distribution of the free
materials and the paying of the stipend, the government representative,
parents, mentor, the teacher and the child must be present to make sure that
every child gets his or her material and also to give relevance to the
collaborative effort as depicted in PTCCAP
His Excellency the governor of Imo State while promising to
open hotline for Imo schools to ease communication among teachers and parents
further directed in the spirit of PTCCAP that the class teacher will have the
phone numbers of the parents of the children in his or her class with which to
call them for emergency and also to ascertain the where about of the child
while others are in school
Speaking, the Social Welfare of the center and the wife of
the governor of Imo State, Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha said the whole idea of
the ceremony was to prepare the children for leadership of tomorrow because the
leadership of today will one day be handed over to future generation
Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha while believing that the way
one dresses determines the way one is addressed, said if the children dress
properly they will conduct themselves in a manner worthy of good children hence
thanked Owelle Rochas Okorocha for this kind gesture on behalf of Imo children
She appealed to parents to make good use of the PTCCAP and
to take out time to participate in the Open Day activities of children in their
schools and inspect their books and behavior when they are at home in order to
ensure good behaviours and morals
The Imo first lady paid glowing tributes to Imo students
saying she is proud of them pointing out that they are different as they are always
serious with their studies thereby assuring the governor that his efforts on
them will not be in vain
In his remarks, the Deputy Governor of Imo State and the
Mentor of the Secondary section of the City School Owerri, Prince Eze Madumere
while assuring the students of always standing by them in their needs and
challenges urged them to be hard working so as to reciprocate the kind gesture
of the governor
The Secretary to the Government of Imo State and the mentor
of the Primary section of the School, Prof. Anthony Anwuka thanked the governor
for the appointment and disclosed to the students that the journey from Primary
through Secondary to University and to the labour force though a tough one but
can be overcome with determination; hence assured them of his maximum support
in their journey
The Transition Committee Chairman of Owerri Municipal
described the kind gesture of the governor as affection and a sense of belonging
that is unquantifiable and encouraged Imo Students not to disappoint the
governor
Earlier in her address, the Team Leader of City School
Owerri, Mrs. A O, Nwaimo praised the governor of Imo State for introducing free
education at all levels pointing out that it has reduced the pains of parents
and guardians in paying children’s School fees
In appreciation, Miss Nwaele Blessing of the City School
Owerri thanked the governor for his love for Imo Children in making sure that
every child is educated and assured him on behalf of children that they will
not let him down and that they will now be more serious with their studies for
him to continue to be proud of them
High points of the occasion were the distribution of the
free education materials to every child and the payment of the stipend for
their upkeep
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