The Commissioner representing Isoko Ethnic Nationality in the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Victor Egbo, has absolved the Principal of St Michael College, Oleh, Mrs. Bridget Onojerame, of the conspiracy and bribery allegations leveled against her.
Egbo described the allegations against Mrs. Onojerame, as false.
The commissioner made this known to newsmen on Thursday, during an inspection of projects in the school in company of the DESOPADEC executive director of projects, and other stakeholders.
“We have equally done our investigation that the allegations made against the Principal of the school Mrs. Bridget Onojareme are false.
“The contractor was only trying to cause confusion between the board of DESOPADEC, the Oleh Community and the school.
“I am apologizing to the principal for the false allegation leveled against her, which I stand to correct that the contractor must apologize to the principal of the school for telling lies against her.
“I am passing a vote of confidence on the Principal of St Michael College, Oleh, Mrs. Bridget Onojareme because of her proactiveness; she is so active and so concerned about the well -being of the school, welfare of students, teachers and youth corpers serving in the school.
“She always rallies round the elites of the community, and the old students to ensure the well-being being of the school,” Egbo said.
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The commissioner who described the principal as a workaholic, stated that “sometimes ago, my attention was drawn by the principal, Mrs. Bridget Onojareme to the deplorable condition of the school.
“She equally, drew my attention to the poor job executed by the contractor, the roofing sheets of the classroom blocks that are not looking good; this is not how it ought to be, the Governor Oborevwori led administration is known for standard and quality jobs.
“I have directed the contractor to go back to site, and deroof the building and replace the roofing sheets with new ones, because we will not accept a substandard job.
“If the contractor refuses to do it within the next two weeks, the contract will be revoked. Other jobs given to him have been revoked, and re-awarded to another contractor as a result of sub-standard job done”.
Earlier, the Principal of the school, Mrs. Bridget Onojareme, had told the DESOPADEC delegation that she was posted to the school in 2022, stating that she met the school in a deplorable condition.
“I cried out to some stakeholders of Oleh community, and as luck will have it, one of the illustrious sons of the community, Victor Egbo, was made a commissioner representing Isoko Ethnic Nationality in DESOPADEC,” the principal said.
She pointed out that the problems of the school were lack of furniture, dilapidated buildings and the non-fencing of the school.
