The Abia State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Azubuike Nwaubani, has stated that the commission is committed to enhancing Education in the state, particularly by providing science equipment to schools.
Nwaubani made this known on Tuesday, June 3, during a Children’s Day celebration held at the NDDC state office in Okikpe, Ukwa West Local Government Area.
The event was organised in partnership with a non-governmental organisation, Honour Your Father and Mother Initiative.
Nwaubani said, “We send people abroad on scholarship to further their Education. We have been making significant contributions to the advancement of Education in the Niger Delta. As a Federal government agency, there are things you would also want the Federal Government to do towards the upliftment of the people of tomorrow, the children.
Improving the lives of Nigerian students or Nigerian citizens, especially the youth, is a continuous process. It is a project that you cannot say you have done more than enough. We have started giving the children some inventions, which is very, very commendable.
“Some states, especially Abia State, have made it possible and compulsory that every child of school age must go to school. That is also an encouragement. We encourage the federal government to take further action. You cannot just stop. It is a project that has no end”.
He disclosed that NDDC wants to key into the initiative of the federal government “to make sure that we bring some children here to let them understand also that they are as important to the nation as adults. So, we called them Today to bring them here and have fun with us, ensuring that we take care of them and allow them to feel a sense of belonging. This is why they are here”.
He added, “The celebration is part of our social responsibility. NDDC, as you are aware, is not only an agency that builds roads, but also constructs schools and other types of infrastructure.
We are also interested in the social way of the people of Nigeria; the children are not exceptional”.
Advising parents, Nwaubani said. “I know that every parent is interested in the advancement of their world. We expect to encourage them, send them to school, talk to them, give them a sense of belonging, and make them feel loved.
“That they are loved is very important. If you let them know that they are loved, they will know. Furthermore, when you tell them that they are the leaders of tomorrow, they will understand that they cannot be leaders without being obedient and attending to their chores, both at home and in school.
“They cannot be a leader without listening to their teachers and their parents, without making you, as a parent, their model. When you make them have confidence in themselves, you will be able to be the leaders of tomorrow”.
Also speaking, the Executive Director of Honour Your Father and Mother Initiative, Royston ChibuikeIyeuwa, said, “We decided to make the children of Abia State happy, not only because of the party but to tell them that Education is necessary, like health and hygiene.
“So we are here to entertain the children, and the resource persons are there to speak to the children and lecture them on how and the basic foundation of Education, hygiene and everything that will be in life as humans. “NDDC is doing enough to promote Education in this country. The team led by Sam Obuku, the Managing Director of NDDC, has made significant efforts in the education sector.
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