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Mr. Peter Obi, 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate

Why I donated N200m for education within one week – Obi

By Alex Enebeli

Enugu, Oct. 19, 2024

The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in 2023, Mr. Peter Obi, says he donated over N200 million within a  week for education in a bid to provide a future for the younger generation.

Obi made  this known  during the 70th Anniversary of Queens School Enugu, organised by Queens School Old Girls Association (QSEOGA), on Saturday.

“On Monday, I was in Onitsha where they started a new university. From there, I went to Borromeo College of Nursing.

“On Tuesday, I was at Anyigba in Kogi State to attend to students’ needs and on Thursday, I was in Almajiri School in Kaduna to attend to their needs also.

“I have donated over N200 million within the week on education,” he said.

While emphasising the importance of investing in education, Obi said that no country would succeed without education.

He said that he was investing in the future of the young ones to discourage them from crime.

Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, said that the future of any country would depend on its investment in health and education.

He decried the state of Queens School Enugu which, he said, had produced  many great people but had lost its glory due to negligence.

“Those of you who studied in this school will be wondering how we got here.

“A school that has been celebrated  has turned to nothing to be celebrated about.

“I am urging to you pull your resources together toward rebuilding this school.

“My appeal to old girls of this school and others in Nigerian is: Let’s go back and fix our schools than build new ones.”

He pledged to partner with the  association to give a facelift  to the school.

Earlier in her remarks, the National President of the association, Mrs. Ifeanyi Egbunike, said that many things had gone wrong with the school.

She said that the school lacked new structures.

“I graduated from this school in 1974, and we are celebrating Queens School because it has come a long way. I am celebrating 50 years of being part of the school.

“The school has groomed and added value to many. We chose Obi because he is a man with  vision, he is result-oriented and a  lover of education,” Egbunike said.

The Chairperson of Enugu Chapter of the association, Mrs. Maureen Atuonwu, said that Queens School Enugu was established on Oct. 4, 1954.

She said that alumni of the school came from all over the world to celebrate it at 70 years, adding that the association  was working toward uplifting it.

“We have come together to discuss  ways of rebuilding this school, as government alone cannot do it.

“We are partnering with Enugu State Government to see how we can take this school to greater heights.

“This school has produced a lot of professionals, who excelled in their various fields of endeavour, including Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,” Atuonwu said.

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