…Facilitates Over 500 Million Naira for Small Scale Businesses
A total of 200 undergraduate and postgraduate students of Khana and Gokana extraction, Ogoni, are now counting their blessings for having their school fees largely subsidized courtesy Rt. Hon. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor, member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
The federal lawmaker said he decided to float the education grant to alleviate the financial challenges of the students.
According to the sharing formula, each of the ten postgraduate students received one hundred thousand (N100,000) naira while each of the 122 undergraduate students was paid fifty thousand (N50,000) naira.
One million (N1m) naira was granted to 10 university students at one hundred thousand (N100,000) naira for each student in Taaba; and another one million (N1m) naira for 10 university students at one hundred thousand (N100,000) naira for each student from Kaani.
Of this number, 21 university students at least one person per ward are from Khana LGA, 24 university students at least one person per ward, from Gokana LGA and 2 university students from St. Luke’s Christ Army Church Nigeria, Kono Town, Khana Local Government Area, while a brand new musical system and N750,000 cash were donated to the church .
Rep. Dekor also facilitated over N500 million for over 300 beneficiaries in small scale businesses . The amount for beneficiaries ranged from N500,000.00 to N9m each, Other initiatives of the lawmaker include solar power water projects and distribution in eight communities in Deken, Yeghe .
Barako Community was also given the sum of one million (N1m) naira for the school building project among others.
Dekor, assured of partnering with the two council chairmen of Khana and Gokana Local Government Areas respectively to ensure the prevailing peace in the areas is sustained.
Speaking as a guest of Ogonitv in an interview recently, the Lawmaker said they will stop at nothing to sustain it since there will hardly be any meaningful development in the absence of peace and order.
He promised to donate patrol vehicles to the police in the area to complement the efforts of the Council Chairmen of Khana and Gokana, Dr. Thomas Bariere and Hon. Confidence Deko respectively which he also hopes will boost the operations of the police in the area.
He lauded the cordial relationship and synergy between the two council chairmen pointing out that it has consolidated the peace efforts in the two Local Government Areas.
Also applauded by the federal lawmaker are the traditional rulers, leaders and youths of Nwebiara and Barako for their roles in ensuring that peace returned to their communities.
While calling on the youths to embrace hard work If they mean to be successful in life, . Dekor said his programmes are human capital development-based, because they have direct bearing on the people.
He recalled his several intervention progammes in schools across the various communities in Khana and Gokana including the provision of instructional materials and computers for several schools in Khana/Gokana federal constituency, including Bodo City Girls and Community Secondary School, Yeghe, a training centre where students will be trained in various fields of agriculture, renovation of the corpers’ lodge and medical outreach across the district.
Dekor also announced the provision of cash grants that will benefit over 300 persons, laptops for students and generators to help boost small scale businesses in the area.
The National Assembly member added that
,a bridge will also be constructed across Kor River to link Bori, the traditional headquarters of the Ogoni people, with Kor, Kpong, others to help expand the Bori landscape.
