Women group donates laboratory to Anambra school
By Joy Mbachi
The Women Wing of Enugwu-Ukwu Community Development Union (ECDU), Lagos Branch, has refurbished the laboratory of Ide Secondary School, Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka council of Anambra State.
The six million Naira project includes replacement of broken walls and bricks, plastering, re-roofing, painting and replacement of furniture and other accessories.
Inaugurating the project on Tuesday, the Traditional Ruler of Enugwu-Ukwu, Igwe Ralph Obumneme Ekpe, praised the women for investing in infrastructure.
Ekpe said that the laboratory would go a long way to promote science education.
Ekpe enjoined other branches of ECDU across the country and in the diaspora to emulate the Lagos branch.
Ekpe also appealed to well-meaning individuals in the community to bring their experiences and resources to develop the community.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that earlier, the President of ECDU, Women Wing, Dr Felicia Agubata, urged the school authority and other stakeholders to take ownership of the laboratory through maintenance, provision of security and effective utilisation.
The president, who is an old student of the school, expressed gratitude to the school for molding her well.
Agubata, a former President of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria, commended all those who supported the project.
Agubata, a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, called on philanthropists, old students of the school and other members of the community to support development of the school.
She said that the building designated for physics and chemistry practical and other academic purposes was dilapidated for about six years.
She said that a video of the dilapidated laboratory building that circulated on social media attracted the ECDU Women Wing to intervene.
According to her, over 70 per cent of members of the women wing graduated from the school when it was known as Girls Secondary School, Enugwu-Ukwu.
“I raised the issue among the women, I got their nod and we mobilised resources through individual contributions, donations and support from our husbands, illustrious sons, friends and well-wishers,” she said.
The President of ECDU, Lagos Branch, Mr Sopulu Nwakaeze, praised the women wing for embarking on the project.
Nwakaeze called on the leadership of other branches of ECDU to support women and girls to excel in their careers.
He also advised them to channel resources toward building happy homes and a prosperous community.
He assured the school authority that efforts would be made to rebuild the school’s burnt examination hall.
The Principal of the school, Mrs Christiana Obidindu, described the project as a step in right direction, saying that it would improve academic performance of the school.
Obidindu, however, said that the school needed perimeter fencing and security personnel, appealing for support.
Miss LoveJoy Damian, a JS3 student of the school, and Miss Mmesomma Okeke, an SS1 student of the school, thanked the women and other supporters of the school. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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