Nneyi Community School Nneyi Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area, will soon benefit from Anambra State government UBEC sponsored digital school, in line with Governor Willie Obiano’s resolve to provide education friendly environment to all rural schools in the state.
This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board ASUBEB, Chief Patrick Ugboaja, during a visit to community primary school Nneyi Umueri with a view to repositioning the school.
The mood of the pupils, teachers and entire residents of the community was that of excitement having felt neglected over the years.
Speaking at the event,the Executive Chairman ASUBEB represented by Director Department of Planning, Research, Statistics and Procurement ASUBEB Chief Uchenna Ezeani, said State government is poised to ensuring that all schools in the state including those handed back to the church, are given a face lift to meet the digital status of education across the globe and urged the community to provide land for the building of the digital school.
He tasked Onitsha Archdiocese to provide furniture to the existing Nneyi primary school as part of their contribution while the commission will see to the fencing of the school.
In his welcome address the chairman Nneyi Education Development Committee Honourable Andy Azubuike, said the community has been yearning for a digital school in the town noting that the existing Nneyi primary school has produced talented and responsible individuals whose potential need to be harnessed for meaningful development in the state.
In their respective reactions, the Headmistress of the school Mrs Chika Oguikpo, President General of Nneyi community Elder Justin Uderika and Reverend Father Fidelis Chiefe, expressed gratitude to the Commission for remembering the community and the school and promised to support the Obiano administration.
Inspection of some of the dilapidated structures and traditional dance performance by the pupils climaxed the visit.
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