LGA Chairman Supports Idemili-South Children With Education Materials

Idemili-South Local Government Chairman Dr. (Mrs.) Amaka Obi, has again reiterated her commitment and resolve to the educational development of school children in the area.

This reaffirmation was the hallmark of the commemoration of the 65th Independence Day celebration at the council headquarters, Ojoto, amidst cultural dance displays by primary and secondary school pupils.

Obi, who highlighted the ripple effects of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s free education policy in government schools in the state, noted that children from less privileged families can now afford education without tears because the governor believes children are the future hope of the state and the country at large.

Obi provided school bags, books, writing kits and other materials to pupils of Isu Primary School Oba, Ezike Central School Ahuda Nnobi, Community Central School Nnobi, Community Central School Aw­ka-Etiti, Central School Ojoto-Uno, Community Primary School Ojoto-Uno, Umuene Primary School Ojoto, St. Joseph Seminary School Awka-Etiti, Triumphant Cross Sec­ondary School Oba, St. Cordelia’s Nursery and Primary School Ojoto, Idemili Primary School Nnokwa, to mention a few of the schools.

She stressed that the materials were given to the pupils and schools free of charge because the government cares even as she promised the schools more largesse, saying that education is a top priority in her development agenda.

She was the opinion that her administration has remained committed to ensuring that the dividends of democracy reached every community, household and individual in Idemili-South Local Government Area, adding that her government has also worked to improve the lives of the people through infrastructure development, youth empowerment, health­care delivery, and educational supports.

Meanwhile emeritus chairman of Idemili-North and Idemili-South Local Government Areas, Dr. Tony Ezika, hailed Amaka Obi’s administration, saying that she is doing well and the children love her.

Also, the councilor representing Nnokwa ward and deputy leader of Idemili-South Legislative Council, Hon. Valentine Mbadiugha, said the impacts of Amaka Obi’s transformational leadership are being felt in every nook and cranny of Idemili-South, especially in Nnokwa community where she is transforming lives through ed­ucation and other sectors of the economy.

The Director of Information at St. Joseph Seminary School Awka-Etiti Rev. Fr. Aloysius Okoye, equally commended Amaka Obi’s efforts, especially in education where he observed that the she has done a lot to ensure that quality learning remained the benchmark in all the schools in Idemili-South Local Government Area.

Mrs. Ifeyinwa Agu, a teacher from Central School Nnokwa, said Amaka Obi has brought a significant difference in the governance of Idemili-South and has ensured grassroots development through youth empowerment programmes while commending her too for providing free educational materials for school children in the council area, emphasizing that her administration has catapulted Idemili-South to the rest of the world.

Master Chibuike Divine and Miss Chidiebube Ike both of Central School Nnokwa, who did renditions in Igbo language, said they love Amaka Obi because she treats children very well and that her love for Idemili-South children cannot be overemphasized.