Morobe governor wants his people to prioritise education

By TALU WINI
MOROBE Governor Luther Wenge wants to see more reading, writing and oral presentations in the province’s schools to produce better educated individuals.
Wenge emphasised the importance of education, stating that the government plays its part in paying school fees.
Likewise, he said, parents must play their part in raising their children by encouraging them to read more books and limiting their access to phones, TVs and laptops.
“It is the key to communication in this era and the only thing that will pull you out of poverty to see success and an enjoyable life,” Wenge said.
Wenge said teachers also have a crucial role to play in students’ lives in terms of their discipline, punctuality and attendance.
“Always dress up neat and tidy because you are a role model for students,” he said.
“Help develop and produce intellectual human resources for Morobe through imparting education and well-mannered attitudes that we will be proud of in the future.”
Wenge made the remarks during the ground-breaking ceremony of a four-in-one classroom building for Bulolo’s Bayune Lutheran Secondary School.
School principal Moel Gwae thanked the Morobe government for the infrastructure development grant that was established in 2020 to help support rural schools.
The school received K300,000 in 2021, and built four teachers’ houses in 2022.
It received another K300,000 and built a teacher’s duplex house and a science lab which is 90 per cent complete, and in 2023, another K300,000, which was used for a project which is still incomplete.
The school has about 1,537 students from elementary to secondary.
Gwae said the school recently received secondary status and will graduate its first grade 12s this year.
Meanwhile, Wenge committed K1 million to the school to support the construction of it’s infrastructure.