By :Tony Okafor
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 presidential elections, Mr Peter Obi, has continued to radiate happiness and joy everywhere he goes despite the odds of the General Elections.
Obi was recently in Nsukka, Enugu state preaching the gospel of a possible new Nigeria.
This was shortly after the governorship polls in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa, that were generally described as another poor showing in the country’s electoral journey.
Obi in his journey to Nsukka during the period under review donated N20 million to the Anglican Diocese Of Nsukka for its hospital.
Obi also attended the Old Boys of Nsukka High school Alumni National Convention where he was literally SEIZED by schoolchildren.
Commenting on the development Obi said,”Over the weekend, I was opportuned to have an enriching interaction with the old boys of Nsukka High School (Anglican Grammar School), Nsukka, at their National Convention 2023.
“I shared with them how, as the Governor of Anambra State, I partnered with voluntary agencies to develop the most critical sectors of Education, Health, and Poverty Eradication. Due to the government’s apparent neglect of these most critical sectors across the country,
many voluntary agencies have continued to fill the gap by providing Educational and Health Services through Schools and hospitals. In the case of Anambra State, I partnered with these voluntary agencies to rebuild facilities in the then dilapidated Education sector in the State.
“I commended the Old Boys for their efforts and support to maintain a good standard of education in the school while urging them to do more. I also explained to them the concept of planned giving through which the alumni of an institution can raise funds,continuously for their school.
I advised that, If adopted, the plan would help them realize enough funds to carry out projects in the school. For example, if you say they require 10 to 20 million Naira, annually, to maintain facilities in the school, and have over 400 registered members of the Old Boys association, at the moment, then if each member contributes on average, N50,000, even though some will contribute more, they are sure of generating N20 million yearly, and considering that the school has many successful old boys, the planned giving would be easy to implement.
“I also pledged to participate in the planned giving as I am already doing for so many schools, because such support for education, even from private individuals,will greatly help our national development and help us to build the New Nigeria of our dreams.”
