Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State and his Imo State counterpart inability to pay Rochas Okorocha have hailed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Sir Emeka Offor’s concern for the needy.
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SOEF),in collaboration with Books for Africa (BFA),USA distributed over one million books and educational materials to 30 universities in the country.
Over 100 secondary schools and 100 primary schools were given laptops and desktops worth over N900 million by the Foundation.
The distribution was done according to the six geo-political zones, with each benefiting school fully represented on the occasion at the Oraifite Town Hall in Ekwusigo Local Government of Anambra State at the weekend.
Director- General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Paul Orhii; former Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Ernest Ndukwe; Primate of the Anglican Communion, Rev. Peter Akinola, among others, attended the event.
Anyim said the distribution of the books would afford the children the opportunity of imbibing a reading culture.
Okorocha said that life is useless without providing for the needy.
He said: “Any rich man, whose wealth does not go round is a poor man and this is the reason why I am here today.”
Obi hailed Offor’s gesture and urged the people to support the less privileged in the society.
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SOEF),in collaboration with Books for Africa (BFA),USA distributed over one million books and educational materials to 30 universities in the country.
Over 100 secondary schools and 100 primary schools were given laptops and desktops worth over N900 million by the Foundation.
The distribution was done according to the six geo-political zones, with each benefiting school fully represented on the occasion at the Oraifite Town Hall in Ekwusigo Local Government of Anambra State at the weekend.
Director- General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Paul Orhii; former Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Ernest Ndukwe; Primate of the Anglican Communion, Rev. Peter Akinola, among others, attended the event.
Anyim said the distribution of the books would afford the children the opportunity of imbibing a reading culture.
Okorocha said that life is useless without providing for the needy.
He said: “Any rich man, whose wealth does not go round is a poor man and this is the reason why I am here today.”
Obi hailed Offor’s gesture and urged the people to support the less privileged in the society.
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