The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has commissioned Ultramodern Classroom Blocks at Agborji Community Primary School, Abiriba; Amamba Ukpo Community Primary School, Amaogudu Abiriba and Ndi Agbo Community Primary School, Nkporo, all in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State.
The project comes with furnished reading desk, teaching boards, electric fans etc.
Senator Kalu was represented by his Senior Legislative Aide for Abia North, Barr Victor Etie, accompanied by the Legislative Aide for Ohafia LGA, Barr Mbila Uma Ayi.
Speaking on behalf of the lawmaker, Barr Etie, informed the communities, teachers and pupils that the lawmaker’s intervention in education is because of his belief that education is the greatest form of empowerment and upliftment.
He said the classroom blocks and others were undertaken in furtherance of Senator Kalu’s avowed commitment towards ensuring a conducive learning atmosphere in public schools within his constituency.
The lawmaker furthercharged the teachers and pupils to make use of the facilities for its purposes which is to enhance the quality of education for the pupils.
In their remarks, the Traditional Ruler of Ndi Agbo Community in Nkporo, Eze Chief Uche Arunsi; PTA Chairman and NUT Chairman of Ohafia LGA, Elder Comrade Imo Nwankwo; President Generals, including the various head teachers of all the schools, thanked Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for his numerous projects and interventions in education sector, recalling that the Senator has earlier distributed free educational materials like school bags, text books, exercise books and others to almost all the schools in Abia North just the way the Senator gave freeeducation and prompt payment of teachers’ salaries when he was the Governor of Abia state.
Also present at the events we’re Hon Ojisi Iro Ogbaja, The OUK Movement State Chairman Abia State; Honourable Robinson Otuwe, the APC Candidate for Ohafia North State Constituency, Mr Basil Offor, The OUK Movement Chairman Umunneochi LGA, Engr Agbai, the APC LGA Secretary for Ohafia LGA, Mrs Ezinne Uduma, the State woman leader for Ohafia LGA and Mr Godswill Uduma, the OUK Movement Secretary for Ohafia LGA.
The Highlight of the events includes the prayers offered to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu by the benefiting communities.
