{"id":67767,"date":"2019-07-21T16:08:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T15:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=67767"},"modified":"2019-07-21T16:08:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T15:08:25","slug":"late-colonel-ken-elemele-governor-wike-sets-up-education-trust-fund-for-his-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/late-colonel-ken-elemele-governor-wike-sets-up-education-trust-fund-for-his-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Colonel Ken Elemele: Governor Wike sets up Education Trust Fund for\u00a0 his children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m1376411168090306270\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has established an Educational<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">Trust Fund to train the Four Children of Rivers-Born,\u00a0 Late Colonel Ken<br \/>\nElemele, who fell in a Boko Haram ambush between Yobe and Borno last<br \/>\nWednesday\u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p>The Governor said that the Education Trust Fund will take off with an<br \/>\ninitial seed money of N30million.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Wike described the death of Late Colonel Elemele as a sad\u00a0 loss<br \/>\nto Rivers State and the entire country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a condolence visit to the Family on Saturday in Port<br \/>\nHarcourt, Governor Wike who was represented by the Secretary to the<br \/>\nState Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo said that the Rivers State<br \/>\nGovernment will stand with the family.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Wike said: &#8220;This is a sad loss of an illustrious son of Rivers<br \/>\nState.\u00a0 We were expecting the emergence of another General before this<br \/>\nunfortunate\u00a0 incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please accept my personal condolence and that of the good people of<br \/>\nRivers State.\u00a0 The Rivers State Government\u00a0 shares this grief with the<br \/>\nfamily.\u00a0 We will\u00a0 stand with you through this period &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 Governor prayed God to console the Widow and her children, saying<br \/>\nthat only God can fill the gap created by the sudden death of Late Ken<br \/>\nElemele.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We urge you to put your trust in God. Be strong for your children.\u00a0 God<br \/>\nwill always support\u00a0 you at this time&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Rivers State Government will be in touch with the family\u00a0 to<br \/>\nensure that their immediate needs are taken care of.<\/p>\n<p>Widow of Late Colonel Ken Elemele, Mrs. Chioma Elemele thanked the<br \/>\nRivers State Governor for reaching out to the family.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has established an Educational Trust Fund to train the Four Children of Rivers-Born,\u00a0 Late Colonel Ken Elemele, who fell in a Boko Haram ambush&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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