Chinedum Elekwachi
Former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi on Wednesday donated sum of N15million to College of Nursing, Adazi Nnukwu in Anaocha local government area of the state.
He also visited Practicing Nursery and Primary School in Agulu, in the same local government area where he promised to renovate the school razed by fire in December 2024.
Speaking to newsmen during the visit, Obi, 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party said he has dedicated his life to one purpose of uplifting humanity.
He said: “I believe that life must have a purpose and my own purpose is to give support to people as a way to uplift humanity.
“I go around Nigeria supporting schools because it is critical for us. The number one measurement indices of life in the world today is life expectancy.
“We need to invest in health and nurses are the human capital we need for this investment.
“That is why I’m going about and making donations in my own little way. Today, life expectancy in Nigeria is 54, and that is among the least you can find anywhere in the world.”
Proprietor praised
Obi praised the proprietor of the college and Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, saying he was among the first he approached to assist get accreditation for such colleges on assumption of office as governor.
“The Bishop has done much in this school. When I became governor in 2006, no single school of nursing, medical laboratory of midwifery college was accredited.
“So I approached the church and begged them to help us in this area and we supported them; and today this place is very big,” he added.
Headmistress of the Practicing Nursery and Primary School in Agulu, Comrade Eucharia Egwuonwu decried abandonment of the school since after the fire incident, with children studying under harsh weather without roof.
“Lots of parents had withdrawn their children from the school as a result of the incident,” she lamented.
