By Tare Youdeowei

KOKO Community, Warri North Local Government Area of the state has sponsored about 69 students who have just graduated from the College of Education, Warri in its Koko Study center. A statement by the Chairman of the community, Mr. Jerry Atigan, says the community is also poised to increase the number with about 38 indigenes who are in the programme and also in their finals.

Mr Atigan who made the disclosure in Koko at the recent children’s day celebration, said the feat is not by coincidence and that it was aimed at increasing the level of literacy in the community.

He also said the children’s day celebration is done globally to sensitize the Nigerian child at a time when the educational system of the country is in decadence, adding that the Nigeria child and the country’s education system has suffered.

He encouraged parents to make the education of our children top priority, no matter how little the income they earn, adding that the community has built and equipped a twin-classroom block of about six classrooms and administrative offices in the community to reduce the hardship of children who trek long distances to access school daily.