Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara
Steve Nwankpa, the Chairman of Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has offset school fees of about 28 indigent pupils of the Nursery and Primary section of John Calvin Secondary School, Offianka, Izzi.
The Chairman, who paid an unscheduled visit to the Nursery and Primary section of the Secondary School, said that he decided to increase the number of school children under his scholarship scheme, to assist struggling parents in the training of their children in School.
“Investment you make in improving the course of humanity can never be in vain, but would rather come back to you as a lasting dividend and profitable investment.
“Just yesterday, while I was at John Calvin secondary school, Offianka in Izzi LGA to pay school fees for those on my scholarship scheme, I had to pay an unscheduled visit to the Nursery and Primary sections of the school.
“I discovered that about 28 indigent pupils could not pay fees and uniforms. And so I quickly paid for their uniforms and granted them scholarships too.”
He pointed out that children, being the future of our generation, needed to be educationally empowered to succeed.
“We need to complement the efforts of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru in the Educational sector. He has done marvelously well, and so, those of us at the rural level needed to make sure that such an Initiative of the Governor was stepped down within the confines or parameters of our rural setting.
“The Executive Governor of Ebonyi State needs to be encouraged and supported and that’s exactly what we came here to do.
Similarly, within the Offianka community, the Council chairman took over the welfare of two orphans.
“Two of those kids lost their parents, and their poor grandmothers are the ones taking care of them. This is daycare. We have taken over too.
“Our mission, among others, is to better the lot of our people. We need to make them feel the noticeable impact of the present administration, and this is what we will keep doing as God gives us the grace and vision to do more,” he said.