The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Peter Obi, recently donated ₦6 million, computers, and other resources to girls at Chibok Secondary School, Borno.
He donated the sum to sink a borehole, provide solar energy, and establish a laboratory in the secondary school. Speaking at the ceremony on the school premises, Obi condemned the government’s decision to allocate ₦39 billion for the refurbishment of the Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC).
According to the ex-governor and businessman, such funds should be channelled into sectors like education, health, and others. He added that refurbishing an already functional centre is a waste of venture, and renaming it after President Tinubu is pointless.
Obi stated, ”N39 billion would have been used to procure thousands and thousands of computers that would have benefited the schools because the children who are leaders would have benefited from it. They are the leaders of tomorrow. As we talk, teachers in the Federal Capital Territory are on strike for three months, protesting months of non-payment of salaries.”
Years after the abduction of Chibok secondary school girls, Peter Obi has kept to his vow to restore access to quality education within the State. He also urges the government to direct its expenditure towards rural and suburban areas where the poor masses live.
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