Imo Government Paid First Stipends For Pupils Of Primary And Secondary Schools

Pupils of primary and secondary schools in Imo State received their first stipends from the state government at the weekend.

Imo State governor Rochas Okarocha with wife Nneoma and grandchildren

The free education programme had been initiated by the governor Rochas Okorocha and his wife Nneoma.

Okorocha said that the stipend designed to help parents train their children.

He said it would also make the beneficiaries develop a sense of belonging in the state.
The Imo governor said that the payment is directly under the First Lady’s Office and is paid quarterly to indigenes of the state in primary and secondary schools.

Each secondary school student received N500, while N300 was paid to each primary school pupil, Nneoma Okorocha said.

In addition they received uniforms, shoes, bags, books and desks.