Wife of the Rivers State governor, Lady Valerie Fubara, has presented 50,000 exercise books to public primary schools in Rivers State.
Making the donation on behalf of the Renewed Hope Initiative, a project of Mrs Remi Tinubu, wife of the president, at Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday, the Rivers State first lady said education is pivotal to the development of the society.
She acknowledged the valuable programmes of the Renewed Hope Initiative of the wife of the President, Senator Remi Tinubu in the state, and emphasised that the provision of the books was to support education of school children in the state.
Mrs Fubara said education is one of the cardinal pillars of Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration and commended the wife of the president for the books which, she said, will help in promoting quality education for a better Nigeria. She emphasised that the books should only be distributed to children in public schools across the 23 local government areas of the state.
“The presentation of these exercise books is therefore synergetic in promoting quality education for a better Nigeria. So, it is gratifying that children are the prime beneficiaries of this particular scheme.
“The initiative is in line with our determined efforts of advancing and sustaining quality programmes that uplift and give hope to our people. It is indeed, an initiative that will make Rivers State and Nigeria better,” the governor’s wife said.
The commissioner for Education, Prof Chinedu Mmon, appreciated the efforts of the initiative and Mrs Fubara for the vision as parents suffer a lot to train their children, adding that the books will serve as a relief to parents.
The principal of Community Secondary School, UBE, Ogbogoro, Mr Micah Toby commended the governor’s wife for the gesture.
