Kapoeta Chiefs Undergoing Adult Education To Boost Service Delivery
The Kapoeta North County Commissioner Lokai Iko Loteyo has issued a local order on literacy for the local chiefs to work professionally and competently under the Council of Traditional Authority (COTAL) 2009 Act. 21 February 2013 By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 21 February 2013 [Gurtong] – The county chiefs will receive a reserved adult education lessons. “Actually, the move taken will enable my chiefs know how to read and write hence increasing performances since without any skills to write, there will be no written report from them,” Loteyo said. The state governor had issues an order last year urging the chief to undertake adult literacy classes. The county authorities have responded positively by setting up several centres covering the entire county intended for the adult training. “The order has been received positively and the chiefs have already started the training in various and respective adult centres in the county,” he said. Among the centres established by the county include St. Mary Magdalene Primary School located at the Catholic Diocese of Torit Compound in Riwoto Town which covers Lomeyen, Chumakori, Lokwamor, Najie and Riwoto payams. The Paringa Primary School centre covers Paringa Payamto with Karukomuge Primary School covering Naakwa and Wokobu payams. The commissioner also warned the chiefs who fail to undergo the adult training will be declared incompetent and unfit. They will be dismissed or terminated from the position of chieftainship. He said the chiefs have been advised to commit themselves and acquire bicycles using their own sources in order to assist their mobility in daily attendance of lessons. Posted in: Home, Education, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
