Delta Council Boss Warri Urges Stakeholders to Protect Government Facilities Against Vandals

The chairman of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Friday Ovoke Warri, has called on stakeholders across the local government area to protect public facilities in their domains against any form of vandalism.

The council chairman however warned that any community where any form of vandalism is recorded, such community would not benefit from government projects as it would be redirected to other communities with pressing needs for such facilities.

Warri gave the warning Wednesday while addressing executive members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, (NUT), Isoko South local government, during a courtesy visit to his office.

While expressing gratitude for reviving the Children’s Day celebration in the council and to present demands aimed at improving educational standards in Isoko South, Warri noted that the government is making efforts to touch all communities in the local government.

Warri lamented that going to replace vandalized facilities in some communities while others were yet to have one, was not ideal, saying the government will rather redirect such resources to other communities in pressing need.

Making specific reference to Ozaha Primary School in Oleh, Warri said, “Some time ago, vandals entered Ozaha Primary School and vandalized a section of the school. As government, we stepped in and restored the facilities, few days after they came back again. There are so many requests, and I want to appeal that there are communities needing urgent attention.

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“We’re currently distributing school desks to all the public primary schools; teachers and various community heads should protect them. As we speak, the building of Okugbe Primary School, Ikpedi-Irri, is in terrible condition; the learners can’t even use it. But in a few months’ time, we will finish the renovation of the building.”, he promised.

Earlier in his speech, the leader of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Evi Okolo, called for measures to ensure the safety of learners and teachers amid escalating insecurity and vandalism of primary school properties in Isoko South which are impacting various institutions.

Okolo, however advocated for the establishment of an education monitoring team to oversee students, particularly on market days, noting that many learners are often seen engaging in street hawking of sachet water and called for urgent support for the completion of the NUT secretariat in Isoko South.