Back to school:

Tiko Council donates to 31 primary schools
By Ajongakou Santos in Tiko
Some 31 government primary schools of the Tiko Sub-Division have received didactic materials worth over 4 million FCFA from the Tiko Council. The donation is the fallout of the collaboration between the Basic Education Ministry and the Tiko Council.
    Speaking at the donation ceremony last Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Tiko Inspectorate of Basic Education, the 4th Deputy Mayor of Tiko, Tantang Moses said, by donating the materials the council wants the population of the municipality to also share in the spoils of their mandate.
    Donated barely 24 hours to the resumption of the 2015/2016 academic year, the gesture by the council only adds to the packages received by some 300 school children who recently completed their holiday job at the council.
    The didactic materials comprised of cartoons of chalk, attendance registrars, sports equipment (Balls, Jerseys, and whistles), and stationaries among others.

    To the Inspector of Basic Education for Tiko, Mrs Ndanga Elizabeth, Namondo, the kind gesture from the Tiko Council is timely because it comes a day after school resumption.
    “Measures have been taken to ensure all 31 government schools benefit from the donation. No school will be left out,” added Mrs. Namondo, who explained that the Ministry has got a working document that details the demands of each school; as such, the distribution will be done according to their respective demands at the end of which a report will be prepared.
    The Mayor’s representative disclosed that there is additional school material for schools government might create in the future.
    Also present on the occasion were Head-teachers, teachers, council officials and the representative of the Tiko Divisional Officer.