Foundation Donates Exercise Books To Pupils In Enugu Schools

A Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) Aneke Paschal Onyeka Care Foundation, (APOCF) on Thursday donated about 1,500 exercise books to rural schools in Enugu.

The schools are Community Primary School, Uhuona, Ugbawka, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State and Station Primary School, Agbani in Nkanu West LGA of the state.

Donating the exercise books on behalf of the Foundation, the Programme Officer, Mr. Obinna Ogbu, explained that the gesture was to encourage the pupils to show more interest in Education and to read their books.

Ogbu said that the intervention became necessary in order to help them achieve their dreams of becoming whatever they want to become in life which only education can provide.

He said that by being educated, they have the opportunity of becoming governors, senators, lawyers, bankers, journalists and doctors.

“This intervention is to help you in your studies. With education, you can achieve whatever you want to achieve in life and become whatever you want to become. For you to be a governor, senator, teacher, journalist, doctor, you must take your learning seriously.

“There is need to increase quality education. We want to ensure that education is advanced especially in the rural areas.

“The goal of this exercise is to assist you. We are interested in your future. Don’t play with your learning. If you want to go far in life, you must be serious with your education,” he reiterated.

Mrs Jacinta Anene Ogbu, who represented the head teacher at Uhuona Community Primary School, Ugbawka, expressed joy at the gesture and thanked Aneke Paschal Onyeka Care Foundation for choosing their school for the donation.

Ogbu said that the gesture would enable the pupils to take their studies seriously as well as making them to belong. “I thank Aneke Paschal Onyeka Care Foundation for the books they gave us. May God continue to bless them.

In like manner, the head teacher, Station Primary School, Agbani, Mr. Kingsley Animba, expressed joy for the donation and prayed that God replenished the donors.

The head boy of Uhuona Community Primary School, Ugbawka, Oluebube Ede, thanked Aneke Paschal Onyeka Care Foundation for the books and urged them to keep up, while that of Station Primary School, Agbani, Chimbusomma Vera Onyenachi said she felt elated that new exercise books were given to them free and promised to study hard to justify the gift.

The youth leader of Uhuona, Ugbawka, Ikenna Chukwu, while expressing joy at the gesture said that he was happy that their local school was remembered. “I am happy that you remembered us here. May God bless you. I am very happy today,” he said.