MRS FUBARA DONATES 50,000 BOOKS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE
From Rivers State is the report that Mrs Valerie Fubara, wife of the Rivers State Governor has presented 50,000 copies of exercise books to the Ministry of Education and the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board for distribution to public schools in the state.
The State Commissioner for Education, Prof Chinedu Mmon and the Executive Chairman of the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board, Venerable Akah, received the books on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Speaking at the occasion held at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Port Harcourt, Mrs. Fubara stated that the donation is part of the Renewed Hope Initiative of the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, geared towards advancing and sustaining quality education and giving hope to Nigerians.
She said it is a thing of joy that the State is fortunate to be a beneficiary of the programmes of the Renewed Hope Initiative of the Wife of the President.
She recalled that she had earlier flagged off an empowerment scheme for the elderly in the state noting that the provision of free exercise books to children in the state will help promote quality education for a better Nigeria.
The governor’s wife emphasised that the exercise books should be distributed only to pupils and students in public schools in the 23 Local Government Areas of the State.
A Representative of the schools, Mr Tobin Micah, noted that the books will help in reducing monies spent by parents in the purchase of books, and assured that the books will be judiciously distributed to all the public primary and secondary schools in the state.
