Anambra Commissioner Inaugurates Classroom Blocks, Bungalows, Borehole, Others at Awgbu

By Praise Chinecherem

Anambra State Commissioner of Education, Prof Ngozi Chuma-Udeh has commissioned two ultra modern corper’s lodge bungalows, water borehole, standard toilet facilities and renovated block of 5 classrooms at three Community Secondary Schools in Awgbu, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.

The facilities were built and handed over to the schools by the Golden 20 Association, Awgbu under Governor’s Soludo Private Public Community Partnership Initiative (PPCP).

The beneficiary schools included Community Secondary School, Awgbu, Community High School, Awgbu and Awgbu Grammar School.

Speaking while commissioning the facilities, Commissioner Chuma-Udeh lauded the association for keying into Governor Soludo’s PPCP initiative and creating enabling environment through infrastructure development that foster education in the community.

According to her, the present administration is out to stamp out era of schools with dilapidated infrastructure in communities, appreciating the group for collaborating with government by building the infrastructure.

“It’s good to see that you are mindful of the interest of the younger generation. This shows you fully understand that in the next 50 years or thereabout, these ones seated here will be sitting on the seats you are presently occupying.

“Hence, the outcome of their decisions will lie hugely on the knowledge and education that they have been exposed to.

“What the association has done is to redefine the tomorrow of the community as it is only a progressive town with progressive souls that will do what the association has done,” she posited.

While pledging the present administration’s continued collaboration in educational development of the schools and other public schools in the state, Chuma-Udeh urged the body to go step further in erecting a perimeter fence round the school for enhanced security and as deterrent to land encroachers.

Chairman of the Association, Chief Oliver Ben Okoli, thanked the Soludo’s administration for the unparalleled transformation going on the state education sector, adding that association embarked on the project to foster unity and education in Awgbu.

“The community embarked on the mission to ensure that efforts of their father in building the schools does not go to waste as a result of dilapidated structure,” he added.

Responding, Principal of the School, Rev Sister Stellamary Nwafor solicited the help of the state in the upgrade of the school to smart school.

President General of Awgbu, Engr Christian Okoye expressed his community’s readiness to collaborate with the state in building of education developmental project in the area.

The commissioning of the structures was witnessed by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr Ifeoma Agbaizu, Director of Schools, Mrs Ifeoma Onyebueke and other top education functionaries.