Government College Umuahia Old Boys Association Commended For Giving Back To Their Alma Mata
The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Abia State, Pastor Caleb Ajagba has commended the Old Boys Association of Government College Umuahia for thinking back home and partnering government in giving back to their Alma Mata and the state at large.
Pastor Ajagba who gave the commendation at Government House Umuahia, when he received o the Old Boys Association of Government College Umuahia led by their National President, Dr Chinedum Ahaiwe, noted that what is being done at Government college Umuahia is in line with the vision of Governor Alex Otti in restoring the glory of public schools across the state.
The Chief of Staff to the Governor disclosed that Governor Otti has kick-started the process of recovering back schools and handing them back to the appropriate owners as well as the retrofitting of six model schools, ten primary and three secondary schools in each of the seventeen LGAs of the state as part of measures to salvage the decadence in the state educational sector.
He identified knowledge as key component of empowerment, reiterating that no nation can progress effectively without an enlightened citizenry.
In their speeches, the Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr Chaka Chukwumerije represented by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Lands and Housing, Pastor Okorougo Aji and an Old Boy of Government College Umuahia and Special Adviser to the Governor on Monitoring and Evaluation, Mazi Ugochukwu Okoroafor disclosed that the Government of Dr Alex Otti is in for serious business and assured them that the Ministry of Lands and Housing is working to ensure that the right thing is done in respect to their requests.
In his address, the National President, Government College Umuahia Old Boys Association, Dr Chinedum Ahaiwe while describing Governor Alex Otti as God’s sent to restore and reposition Abia on the part of greatness, lauded him for the good works he is doing, and affirmed that the college have benefited immensely from the restorative plans and actions of his administration especially in the areas of restoring the college lands back to them.
Dr Ahaiwe also used the opportunity to intimate the state government of their intention to kickstart the physical demarcation of the lands by constructing a block-wall fence along the northern periphery in other to ensure adequate safety, security and educational advancement of the staff and students of the college and solicited for governments assistance.
The visit which attracted the presence of the General Manager, Umuahia Capital Development Authority, Mr Kingsley Agomou among other top government officials featured the presentation of an award certificate to the Governor by the association in appreciation of his transformative works in the state and for the restoration of Government College Umuahia lands.