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Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Kobojunkie: 1:59pm On Nov 01, 2011
[size=13pt]Okorocha begins payment of stipend to school children[/size]
From EMMANUEL UZOR, Onitsha
Tuesday, November 01, 2011



Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, has commenced the payment of monthly stipend to primary and secondary schools students.
The payment takes off simultaneously in each of the 27 local government areas today November 1, 2011).

[size=13pt]While primary school pupils receive N100, their secondary school counterparts will get N120.  Also, primary school monitors will get N120, while prefects in the secondary schools will receive N150.[/size]

Addressing Journalists shortly after a meeting with Governor Okorocha, top government officials and stakeholders in the education sector in the state, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Prof. Fabian Osuji disclosed that committees had been set up in the 27 LGAs to visit all the schools for the purpose of making the payment.
Prof. Osuji added that the fund had been released for the October stipend, adding that the governor, his Deputy, Jude Agbaso and other top government officials would equally participate in the exercise to give pupils/students the sense of belonging they deserved from the government.

The special adviser stated that government would also kick start the policy implementation on education with the construction of 305 European standard schools in each electoral wards in the 27 local government areas of the state, adding that each of the schools would be centrally sited.
He also disclosed that a committee had been set up by government to ascertain the actual data of students enrolled in the already existing schools in the state, as well as infrastructural facilities.

The governor’s aides further stated that a joint committee of SEMB, SUBEB and NUT would be chaired by a top government official appointed by the governor.
including the transition committee chairmen and Directors of Administration and General Services will be saddled with the responsibility of implementing the free education policy in the LGAs.

Prof. Osuji also disclosed that the committee is further charged with responsibilities of awarding construction contracts, payment of stipends and supervision of the school fencing project.

He however stated that teachers in the state would be promptly paid to cope with the challenges of implementing the new state policy on Education.


http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/nov/01/national-01-11-2011-0012.html
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Kobojunkie: 2:01pm On Nov 01, 2011
Anyone out there, not afraid to answer questions posed, able to provide us with information on the reason for this? Are we now paying our students to go to school? Is the school taking on the responsibility of providing students an allowance each month? Is that what this is?
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by EEngineer1(m): 2:10pm On Nov 01, 2011
young lady where the hell do you stay

its not as if the money is so much and so significant but such payment of money from the government gives the youths a sense of belonging in the community, it reminds them that the government cares for them it is more of a psychological tactic than an econmic one

and i think the building of 305 standard schools in imo state would be a geat accomplishment

i can only say kudos to rochas,
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Kobojunkie: 2:14pm On Nov 01, 2011
Again . . .
Kobojunkie:

Anyone out there, not afraid to answer questions posed, able to provide us with information on the reason for this? Are we now paying our students to go to school? Is the school taking on the responsibility of providing students an allowance each month? Is that what this is?
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by EkoIle1: 3:11pm On Nov 01, 2011
Still, the man refuse to build classroom, not even one clinic, but will spend money on everything else like there's no tomorrow.

Okorosha 2015.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Bawss1(m): 3:16pm On Nov 01, 2011
OK, now Imo state is in trouble. They got rid of a heartless leader in the person of Ohakim and replaced him with Santa Claus Okorocha.

Wahala dey
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Chyz2: 3:29pm On Nov 01, 2011
Kobojunkie:

Anyone out there, not afraid to answer questions posed, able to provide us with information on the reason for this? Are we now paying our students to go to school? Is the school taking on the responsibility of providing students an allowance each month? Is that what this is?

Bytch please. cool
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Bawss1(m): 3:40pm On Nov 01, 2011
^ You are there insulting people while your governor is dashing away the state treasury to school children.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by cjfavour(m): 3:43pm On Nov 01, 2011
THE BEST GOVERNOR IN 9JA.HE'S FAR BETTER THAN FASHOLA. GO ON ROCHAS. IMOLITES CONGRATS. pls ROCHAS SHLD GO AND ADVICE OBI NOW B4 APGA LOOSES ANAMBRA.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Kobojunkie: 3:46pm On Nov 01, 2011
So Sharing, I don't know, Naira 120 million a month is, good governance?
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Funkymallam(m): 4:00pm On Nov 01, 2011
^ and where did u see 120 million naira? lipsrsealed
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by texazzpete(m): 4:07pm On Nov 01, 2011
I cannot see the logic in this.
N120 is chickenfeed, even to the ultra poor. It's not going to make any difference in the lives of the kids. It's also going to create a new avenue for corruption and theft of state funds.

Let this man PLEASE focus on providing lasting infrastructure for his people instead.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by EkoIle1: 7:01pm On Nov 01, 2011
texazzpete:

I cannot see the logic in this.
N120 is chickenfeed, even to the ultra poor. It's not going to make any difference in the lives of the kids. It's also going to create a new avenue for corruption and theft of state funds.

Let this man PLEASE focus on providing lasting infrastructure for his people instead.


Chicken feed? Have you multiplied the chicken feed by thousands or hundreds of thousands of school kids in the state?

Renovating, equipping, building schools and creating a better learning environment for the school kids sounds like a better option for the kids and a more prudent form investment on the kids education and future.

Dashing the kids the states money for goody goody serves no sensible purpose, it doesn't help the state or the kids. After consuming their goody goody, they are still going to wake up tomorrow to the same rot and the money gone for good.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Nobody: 7:13pm On Nov 01, 2011
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, has commenced the payment of monthly stipend to primary and secondary schools students.
The payment takes off simultaneously in each of the 27 local government areas today November 1, 2011).

While primary school pupils receive[b] N100[/b], their secondary school counterparts will get N120. Also, primary school monitors will get N120, while prefects in the secondary schools will receive[b] N150[/b].

so at most a prefect will get n1,800 a year.

assuming 20 days of school in a month, thats like n6 a day

long and short of it , the good governor is giving the kids two bottles of coke a month
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by OmoLisabi(m): 7:17pm On Nov 01, 2011
Very senseless stipend by OkoroBinladen, How much is N120 to make a difference in a life?
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by PointB: 7:45pm On Nov 01, 2011
Ghana School Feeding Programme is covering 713,590 pupils
Source: GNA - Ghana News Agency
Education | Thu, 30 Jun 2011

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A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.
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Sunyani, June 29, GNA – A total of 713,590 pupils in 1,695 basic schools across the country are currently benefiting from the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Mr Seidu Paakuna Adamu, National Co-ordinator of the Programme said on Tuesday.

He observed that even though there was a slight increase in the number of schools enjoying the free meals since its inception in 2005, school enrolment continued to increase because of the programme.

Mr Adamu made this known in Sunyani at a sensitisation workshop for media practitioners on the programme.

He said in the 2007-2008 academic year a total of 441,189 pupils benefited from the GSFP while the figure jumped to 58,025 in 2008-2009.

Mr Adamu said Ghana could not afford to lose such a laudable programme and called for the passage of a legislative instrument to support its implementation.

He also called for a clear national policy document to guide the implementation of the programme.

The National Co-ordinator expressed regret that the GSFP had not achieved its goals to increase school enrolment, attendance and retention especially in deprived communities and reduce hunger and malnutrition among pupils.

“Schools in deprived communities which are expected to benefit from the programme have been wrongly excluded.”

Mr Adamu said the national secretariat of the programme was undertaking

re-structuring and re-targeting exercises to among other things ensure that it met its targets.

He asked key actors of the GSFP to play their respective roles with commitment to enable the programme to achieve its goals.

Mr Adamu said because of poor management and other challenges that confronted the GSFP, The Netherlands which provided 80 per cent grant to support the programme had withdrawn its funding.

He said during the academic calendar government had paid GH¢50 million out of the proposed budget of GH¢85 million for the implementation of the programme.

Mr Adamu appealed to the media to play its watchdog role with diligence to help ensure that the programme achieved its targets.

Mrs Edna Ganda, Senior Officer at the Management Information System of the programme said the programme spent 80 per cent of the feeding on local farm produce.

Madam Grace Boachie, Regional Co-ordinator of the programme said 262 schools were currently benefiting in the region.

Mr Philip Chaahaah, Regional Co-ordinating Director, who presided over the programme, commended the media for supporting the implementation of national policies and programmes.

He advised the media to be circumspect in their reportage and avoid sensationalism, adding that the sustainability of the programme depended on them.

Mr Chaahaah appealed to the media to alert policy makers to help address challenges that confronted the smooth implementation of the programme in their communities.


http://www.modernghana.com/news/337431/1/ghana-school-feeding-programme-is-covering-713590-.html

A step at a time.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by PointB: 7:47pm On Nov 01, 2011
School Feeding Programme now feeds over 1.4 million pupils - Adamu
From: Twum Barima/Asempa News/Ghana Last Updated: October 31, 2011, 9:15 pm

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School Feeding Programme now feeds over 1.4 million pupils - Adamu


The Executive Director of the Ghana School Feeding Programme, S.P. Adamu says the Ghana School Feeding School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has now been upgraded to cater for over 1.4 million pupils across the country.

According to Mr. Adama the programme is now focusing on the rural areas rather than the urban centres.

The programme, at the beginning of the term, was suspended for re-organization in order to include more schools, but the CEO says the programme now feed 1.4 million mouths.

Speaking on Asempa FM’s Current Affairs Programme, Ekosii-Sen Monday, he noted that under the re-organization, schools such as Achimota Primary and JHS and the Ministry of Health School have been excluded from the programme.

“There are schools which are having less privileged pupils. Nima and Chorkor have also been included so we are on the right part” he stressed.

He hinted that since 2010 the feeding programme is solely financed by the government of Ghana. “We received 50 million from last year’s budget and 10 million from the supplementary budget so the finances are available to work”.

He said the GSFP is hoping that there will be more available funding so that the programme can achieve the purpose under which it was established.


http://politics.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201110/75691.php
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by MrWhy1(m): 9:04pm On Nov 01, 2011
Rochas is da man!!!!!!! He spent significant time in the North. Go and see what he built and did there. He gave them free scholarships.

Are you simply Jealous? Maybe, if it was happening in your state, you won't be deriding it?

Imo stateee moooo, inabia e contribute my share ooooo. Rochas! Rochas! Rochas kia go sooo, mo ne jeje , mo na lala, Rochas kai gee soooo. After making my billions, I will sponsor 10 million imo state kids free of charge and give them 5000naria each for pocket money every week.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by EkoIle1: 9:07pm On Nov 01, 2011
As expected, pull up irrelevant and other peopled excuse to justify the unjustifiable. Unfortunately, feeding kids and dashing kids money ain't the dame thing. The learning environment, financial capacity and educational needs in Ghana and IMO ain't the same.

Stop functioning with other peoples clock, use your own clock.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by aljharem3: 9:37pm On Nov 01, 2011
kudos rochas.


this is to encourage students

how much is it sef in a year ? it would not really affect the state's treasury
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by emiye(m): 10:38pm On Nov 01, 2011
This kind of action could have been laudable if rochas was Zamfara state governor. Imo state is not backward, no point giving out such stipend to those pupils, when they are not being forced to come to school.

Imo state pupils primary and secondary population of should be close to 1 million.

paying N100 * 1 million = N100 million/ month.

He could channel that money to set up equipped ICT centres

Let's say it cost N10million to set up one of such equipped ICT centres, thus he can provide 10 of such every month.

he can then spread this kind of ict centres across the 27 local governments ( average of 120 ICT centres in a year).
i am interested in the 305 european standard school
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by doctokwus: 10:43pm On Nov 01, 2011
What is d money for?That's d part I still want an answer to
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by ifyalways(f): 10:56pm On Nov 01, 2011
^For kwulikwuli and okpa.

@Topic,Noble and good as his intentions might be,I'm sorry but this is pointless.He can arrange for snacks for the students NOT money.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by dayokanu(m): 11:12pm On Nov 01, 2011
Why cant this money be used to organize lunch in school for Primary school to JS3 students. I'm sure they would appreaciate that than giving them N120 a month

What is the money meant to achieve for the pupils?
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by kcjazz(m): 12:32am On Nov 02, 2011
The stipend covers the cost of family lost wages. It is against the law for  kids not to attend school. Giving the kids stipends would at least encourage them and save costs for families that would rather have them help at the farm or sell pure water during school hours.

We cannot fold our hands and say cos of the law in place folks will oblige, there are really poor folks out there so when we manage the hidden cost side then it makes it easy for families to follow through.  It is a stipend but it is a start. At least let them come to school for the money, all the states need to do is to tie it to results and all will be just fine. Plus cost of living is not Lagos State standard.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by ebere1712: 2:43am On Nov 02, 2011
It is wrong to give prefects 120 and give their mates 100. They should get the same money. And prefects in schools should be stopped. Though I understand rochas, I think he is a bit too old fashioned for my liking.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Relax101(m): 4:02am On Nov 02, 2011
I wont be suprised if Imo attains over 90% literacy level in 10-15years.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Obiagu1(m): 4:07am On Nov 02, 2011
Nawa for Rochas.
At the end of his tenure, other states will be begging him to become their governor.

More grease to your elbow, OKorocha.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Nobody: 8:06am On Nov 02, 2011
Relax101:

I wont be suprised if Imo attains over 90% literacy level in 10-15years.

You mean 99.999999%. They are just trying to hold on to their lead in education.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by texazzpete(m): 8:16am On Nov 02, 2011
kcjazz:

The stipend covers the cost of family lost wages. It is against the law for  kids not to attend school. Giving the kids stipends would at least encourage them and save costs for families that would rather have them help at the farm or sell pure water during school hours.

We cannot fold our hands and say cos of the law in place folks will oblige, there are really poor folks out there so when we manage the hidden cost side then it makes it easy for families to follow through.  It is a stipend but it is a start. At least let them come to school for the money, all the states need to do is to tie it to results and all will be just fine. Plus cost of living is not Lagos State standard.


How can N100 a month cover any lost wages? I'm sorry, but this is an imbecilic, brainless excuse. Those kids will easily generate at least that N100 DAILY. Please tax your brains better (and harder!) when you want to come up with an excuse.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by texazzpete(m): 8:17am On Nov 02, 2011
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School Feeding Programme now feeds over 1.4 million pupils - Adamu
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School Feeding Programme now feeds over 1.4 million pupils - Adamu


The Executive Director of the Ghana School Feeding Programme, S.P. Adamu says the Ghana School Feeding School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has now been upgraded to cater for over 1.4 million pupils across the country.

According to Mr. Adama the programme is now focusing on the rural areas rather than the urban centres.

The programme, at the beginning of the term, was suspended for re-organization in order to include more schools, but the CEO says the programme now feed 1.4 million mouths.

Speaking on Asempa FM’s Current Affairs Programme, Ekosii-Sen Monday, he noted that under the re-organization, schools such as Achimota Primary and JHS and the Ministry of Health School have been excluded from the programme.

“There are schools which are having less privileged pupils. Nima and Chorkor have also been included so we are on the right part” he stressed.

He hinted that since 2010 the feeding programme is solely financed by the government of Ghana. “We received 50 million from last year’s budget and 10 million from the supplementary budget so the finances are available to work”.

He said the GSFP is hoping that there will be more available funding so that the programme can achieve the purpose under which it was established.


http://politics.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201110/75691.php


N100 a month and feeding kids daily are not nearly the same thing.
Re: Okorocha Begins Payment Of Stipend To School Children by Demdem(m): 8:39am On Nov 02, 2011
Not comfortable with this initiative by Rochas

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