UTPF 2ND ANNUAL CELEBRATION ..Co/ Comr. Timothy Umukoro

  THE ROLES OF THE POLITICKING-POLITICIANS AND TEACHING-TEACHERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE UKWUANI CHILD. A PAPER PRESENTATION BY COMR. CHIEF TIMOTHY CHUKWUNWOSA UMUKORO, THE EDUCATION SECRETARY OF UKWUANI LGEA AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UKWUANI TEACHERS POLITICAL FORUM (U.T.P.F) ON THE OCCASION OF THE UTPF 2^ND ANNUAL DAY CELEBRATION HELD ON THE 19^TH OF OCTOBER, 2017 AT UKWUANI LGEA OFFICE, OBIARUKU.

BY

Comr. Prince Kay Enuenwosu

The taught of a choice of a topic for this lecture did not only give the author a serious problem but almost make him to fine tune some plausible and critical reasons to be advanced to the co-organizers of this ceremony and celebration on why the lecture aspect of it should be jettisoned.

Firstly, the author was frightened by the sophisticated nature of the anticipated audience ( teachers and politicians) who are seasoned educationists, administrators and public analysts desirous of being meaningfully engaged rather than being hoodwinked into waste of precious time in the name of a lecture that lacks topic validity, content contentment and presentation perfection ingredients.

Secondly, even when the author taught of packaging a lecture paper that would illuminate the minds of the audience, the shortness of the notice and presentation time became a genuine source of worry equally.

Nevertheless, the author eventually has managed to; choose a topic which has the semblance of the name and activities of the audience, organize the content to near contentment level and would endeavor to infuse a reasonable amount of perfection ingredients into its presentation all with a view to making your precious time with us fairly utilized one.

ROLES OF THE POLITICKING POLITICIANS IN EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE UKWUANI CHILD.

1.       Provision of Compulsory Basic Education to the Child: Basic Education according to DTHA Bill of 2004 which established the SUBEB and LGEAs is a 9 years educational programme from Primary 1-6 and JSS 1-3 which should be compulsorily provided to the Delta Child freely. The law makes basic education a right for all children. But the mind-bogging question is whether the Deltan child is actually getting this basic education freely and compulsorily. If not totally free from the perspective of Delta State Government when compared with the Free Education Programme of the then UPN-Controlled Bendel State Government under late Professor Ambrose Ali, what can the politicking politicians of Ukwuani extraction individually boast of in terms of promoting the Basic Education of the Ukwuani Child? Please think of the provision of notebooks, biro and pencil, desk, uniforms, bags, report cards, etc for the children.

2.       Promoting of Extra Curricular Activities (ECA): These are activities which fall outside the realm of the naormal curriculum of school and performed by pupils and students. These includes; debate, drama, sports, fans club, reading club, band and choir, UNICEF clubs, entrepreneurship clubs, as well as national and children’s day celebrations. They help the children to develop their Talents, interests, passions and practical skills. How many have the politicking politiciansw of Ukwuani origin and nativity sponsored and promoted in Ukwuani Schools.

3.       To BE Continued

 Also at the event was Hon Ochor Chris Ochor the Director for Social Mobilization and  Services, DESOPADEC who also spoke extensively and stated his support for the Ukwuani School Children so far.