Ortom’s refusal to pay salary responsible for Ochanya Ogbanje’s death – Jime

The All Progressives Congress, APC Governorship Candidate in Benue State, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime, has condoled with the family of late Ochanya Ogbanje’s family and the entire Ogene-Amejo Community in Okpokwu Local Government over the death of their daughter Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje.

Ochanya who was Diagnosed with deadly Visco Vagina Fistula (VVF) from being raped by her uncle who’s a lecture with Benue State polytechnic, Ugbokolo and son passed on at Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi on the 17 October, 2018.

Represented by his amiable wife, Mrs. Comfort Jime, The Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, expressed shock over the untimely death of the minor and the circumstances surrounding her death.

Speaking at the burial of the rape victim, Jime described Ochanya’s loss as painful, vowed that the payment of teachers’ salaries and other civil servants emoluments would be given a top priority in his administration when he becomes Governor.

He said the educational system Will be given a lift and a Serious attention be paid to teachers’ welfare in order to avoid a reoccurrence of the circumstances that took Ochanya far away from her community in quest of education in the first place.

He said: “irregular payment of teachers’ salaries and other decays in the education sector have resulted into the quest for search for a better Education in other places and this has posed a serious danger to our community and Benue state at large.”

Speaker after speaker corroborated Jime’s observation that the breakdown of education system in the State occasioned the Ochanya tragedy that beset the state.

“Innocent Ochanya in a quest for better Education left Ogene-Amejo Community to Ugbokolo, Leading to her death,” he said.
Jime said he Will ensure education becomes a Key and above all, he promised that Ogene-Amejo community will enjoy other amenities such as good roads, Hospital and Health facilities, pipe borne water, etc. Mrs Jime while Speaking with the Press at the sidelines, Was With the Executive Chairman of Okpokwo Local Government Council and the APC Woman Leader of Otukpo Local Government Area Mrs Joy Alapa.

Jime Prayed for the repose of Ochanya’s soul.