EDUCATING a child is a life-time investment which will only finish when he or she dies, Defence Minister and Okapa MP Saki Soloma says. Soloma said this to the people of remote Upper Gimi in Okapa, Eastern Highlands, on Friday at the opening of a new school infrastructure at Tarotamane Community School. “Education is important, it is the key to success,” he said. “Education will stop when the educated person dies, it is a life-time investment.” Soloma announced his plan to subsidise school fees for all Okapa students attending high and secondary schools next year. “All student from Okapa district attending high school will get subsidy assistance from Okapa district by next year. “Parents will only contribute a small portion and my office will cater for it”. Soloma urged parents to be prepared to assist him pay school fees for their children in high school and secondary.
Soloma’s visit to Upper Gimi was welcomed by traditional dances and a parade by the Seventh-day Adventist church members. Soloma said he had launched a K2.5 million major road project and infrastructure maintenance project for the district. The launching took place at Okapa station last week. He said the machinery had already been deployed to the construction sites for the road works to commence. Soloma said K10 million had been allocated for road upgrade and construction between Okapa and Gimi while other access routes would also be opened. He said the work would be in three phases at K10 million each and the PNG Defence Force engineering battalion would be engaged to assist. TheNational/PNGEducationNews Next : Teachers Should Learn Sign Language, Says School Head Comments are closed.
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