Obi Presents Vehicles, Computers To Schools

The Supervising Minister
of Education, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, last weekend, joined Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state to flag off the distribution of 25,000 computers and 450,000 generators to schools in Anambra State.
The Governor also presented cheques totaling N525 million naira for the provision of sick bays in all the public and mission secondary schools as well as the flag-off of more 100  buses  which brought to 550 the  buses already shared to  schools in the state.
The Governor said that all his efforts in Anambra State were geared towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015  stating that his government was committed to all sectors in line with Anambra Integrated Development Strategy.
The Governor, who said the generators, vehicles and computers were actually the 2nd time his government was doing such, appealed to the recipients to put them to the use they were meant for.
“We are offering a total package to our schools.  The generators will power the computers.  We have trained special computer teachers for proficiency in the subject.  We have also provided boreholes, internet facilities, microsoft academics, laboratory equipment to schools in the state.  The results of the effort have started to manifest in the performance of our people in external examinations,” Obi said.
The Supervising Minister of Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike said Anambra, and the whole country should be proud of Governor  Obi and grateful to God for giving the country a person like him.
He said that he had been to Anambra four times and on each occasion, he had the opportunity of observing the wonderful work the governor was doing and said the Federal Government would replicate the same in all the unity schools in the state.
Commending the relationship between Governor  Obi and the Federal Government, Wike said that because of the Governor,  the president always insisted that  Anambra must be considered in all national projects, including being the first state for the laying of the foundation and commencement of the Boy-Child Special Vocational School, Uga, which the Minister, joined the Governor to  perform  its ground- breaking yesterday at Uga.
In his own reaction, the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Suleman Dikko, expressed surprise at the high level of transformation in various schools in the State which  he noted was contrary to information and insinuation peddled in some quarters.
Dikko said Governor Obi’s initiative of sending funds directly to schools for projects should be emulated by other states to achieve maximum result as the schools know what they want and were in a better position to apply the funds.

Godwin Osondu, Awka