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From Left, His Royal Highness,
Amara III of Amumara, Chairman Ezinihitte Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze
Ositadinma Beneth Nwokocha; Airtel’s Regional Operations Director, South
Region, Godfrey Efeurhobo; Hon. Commissioner of Education, Imo State, Dr. Uche
Ejiogu and CSR Manager, Airtel, Chinda Manjor during the unveiling of plaque at
the commissioning of Airtel adopted Community Primary School, Amumara,
Ezinihitte, LGA, Imo State today.
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Chuks Udo Okonta
Airtel Nigeria, has taken another bold step in
fulfilment of its corporate vision with the commissioning of one of its adopted
schools in Amumara, Imo State, today Thursday.
The Telco in a statement,
said the rehabilitation of Community Primary School, Amumara, Imo State as well
as the donation of borehole and educational items to the primary school
underscore its commitment to providing first-rate educational opportunities for
underserved communities across the country.
The firm’s Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director Segun Ogunsanya, speaking on the
Adopt-a-School initiative, said the company is passionate about creating real
value for underprivileged children, its customers and other stakeholders.
He said: “At Airtel, we seek to connect with our customers in various ways and our intervention in Community Primary School, Amumara, Imo State attests to our commitment to provide empowerment for underprivileged children and also contribute to the development of our country.”
Ogunsanya who was
represented by the company’s Regional Operations Director, South Region,
Godfrey Efeurhobo, said Airtel will continue to look for opportunities to
partner with governments at various levels in the development of the education
sector.
As part of its
Adopt-a-School programme, Airtel has renovated and commissioned schools in
Lagos, Ogun and Cross Rivers states and also donated educational materials and
other facilities such as borehole and generating sets.
Airtel’s Adopt-a-School
programme is a robust initiative that offers underprivileged children access to
quality education in a conducive environment. It also provides them with all
the materials for learning and study. As part of the programme, Airtel
organises trainings for teachers of its adopted schools to ensure that a high
teaching quality is always maintained.
In her address, Commissioner
of Education Imo State, Uche Ejiogu, commended Airtel for its “high powered
show of patriotism” which has brought development to the school. She said
the government has therefore opened the doors to Airtel more than ever before
“for more business relations geared towards expanding your reach to the benefit
of Imo people.
“More so, like Oliver
Twist, we are asking that you extend your ‘Adopt-a-School’ project to other
schools in the remote villages and communities in Imo State,” She said.
Commenting on the Adopt-a-School initiative of
the telecom operator, Head Teacher of Community Primary School, Mrs. Felly
Wulotu, said the teachers and pupils are very happy to see the impact of Airtel
on the school. She praised Airtel for transforming the school and providing the
pupils with needed learning materials, borehole and furnished classrooms.
“Parents now feel happy
to bring their children to this school because of the development they see
here. There are good classrooms, text books, note books, uniforms, school bags
and borehole for clean water. We appreciate Airtel for this generous
contribution to our school,” she said.
The commissioning
ceremony was attended by Sole Administrator, Ezinihitte L.G.A, Dr. Kelechi
Osuagwu; His Royal Highness, Eze Ositadinma Beneth Nwokocha; Chairman, Imo
State Universal Basic Education Board, Mrs. Getrude Oduka; executives of Imo
State National Union of Teachers (NUT); Dipo Jolaosho, Regional Marketing
Manager, South, Airtel Nigeria; Chinda Manjor, CSR Manager, Airtel Nigeria and
Erhumu Bayagbon, Media Relations Manager, Airtel Nigeria.
It would be recalled
that, last week, Airtel donated a borehole, school uniforms and other learning
materials to St John’s Primary School, Oke-Agbo, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State.
Speaking at the handing over of the borehole and presentation of the gifts to the pupils and staff of St. John’s Primary School, Ogunsanya, said the provision of safe and clean drinking water for the pupils and their teachers would keep the children within the school compound during school and also prevent them from water borne diseases.
He had also noted that
Airtel in all its activities has continued to strive not only in “providing
world class telecommunications experience for customers, but also endeavour to
support the social, economic development of communities in which it operates.”
“In Airtel, we are
passionate about partnering with organisations to improve the society. That is
why our CSR initiative is committed to adoption of government owned primary
schools nationwide,” he said.
