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  • Mission to save the environment

    Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) in partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) organised a training for 200 women in two communities in Sokoto State on ways to reduce environmental degradation. HALIMAH AKANBI (200-Level Law, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto) reports.

     

     

    NO fewer than 200 women in Gumbi and Dundaye communities in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State have benefited from the Committed to Green initiative and empowerment programme of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE), a non-governmental organisation (NGO).

    The aim of the project, supported by the United States Embassy, is to reduce environmental degradation in rural communities in the country.

    In 2011, SIFE entered into a partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc to address the challenges of desert encroachment and to reduce the suffering of the affected communities through education and equipping the women with adequate skill and knowledge about the danger of the act.

    The combined approach seeks to address the environmental sustainability and economic empowerment, which will make SIFE students to work with women within the affected communities to plant economic trees that will shield the earth. The initiative is also expected to provide the people means of livelihood and stoves that will reduce the amount of energy required for cooking by 80 per cent.

    The students are expected to also provide briquette machine that transforms agro-waste into environmental-friendly materials, which can be used as alternative to firewood and train 100 men and women within the affected communities in viable skills to make them economically independent.

    The main auditorium of Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS), Sokoto was filled to capacity when the programme started at 3pm. The rural women were to be trained for eight weeks on the production of briquettes, which forms the bulk of deforestation activities embarked on by local communities in northern Nigeria. The women would also produce 80 stoves that will cook food in 15 minutes.

    Sokoto State Governor State, Aliyu Wamakko, represented by his Commissioner for Environment, Dr Muhammad Kilgori, described the “Committed to Green” project as a brilliant initiative, which he said was in line with his administration’s programme to enhance the environment. He reiterated his government’s support for of empowerment of women and youth in the communities.

    The US ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Terence McCulley, praised the resolve of the women and youths to reduce environmental degradation. While noting that Nigeria is one of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, McCulley said he believed Africa could be the next world economic success if people were ready for the challenge.

    He praised the organisers and partners in the SIFE project, saying the initiative was helping youths to secure their future. He said President Barack Obama believed Africa and America were partners in creating growth, adding: “The seed one plants today may one day grow to provide sustainable source of growth for the society.”

    In her address, SIFE Country Director, Mrs Adesuwa Ifedi, praised the effort of SIFE students in UDUS in propagating the aims and objectives of the NGO in Sokoto communities. She noted that the project was successfully launched in Katsina State, hoping the initiative would also succeed in Gumbi and Dundaye.

    The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Risikuwa Arabu Shehu, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof A.A. Bagudo, said the university, as part of its community service, had been making efforts to discourage deforestation through its energy research centre by providing power for the host communities, thereby reducing the need for firewood. He pledged support for the green project.

    The 80 stoves and wonder boxes (pots) were presented to the communities’ heads by Ambassador McCulley and Managing Director, Northern Region of FCMB, Mr Adam Nuhu.

    A beneficiary, Mallama Fatimah, who expressed gratitude to SIFE, said she was looking forward to a successful completion of the eight-week training.

    The Dean of Students’ Affairs (DSA), Dr Ibrahim Magawata, in his closing remark, urged the SIFE team to monitor the beneficiaries’ activities during the training. He also advised the beneficiaries to be focused in the course of the training.

    The SIFE Programme Manager, Mr Michael Ajayi, said briquette was a new source of energy made from agro-waste, sawdust and dry leaves among others. He said the machine burns slower and cooks faster, thereby saving time and energy.

     

  • Residents urge Fayemi to sustain free health mission

    Beneficiaries of the Ekiti State Free Health Mission, a medical intervention of the state government, have urged Governor Kayode Fayemi to sustain the initiative.

    Over 65,000 people in the grassroots benefited from the seventh edition of the programme, which was organised by the government in conjunction with the House of Assembly.

    The edition was executed as the constituency projects of the lawmakers.

    Residents, who trooped out in large numbers, described the free treatment, drugs and eye glasses as “examples of the dividends of democracy”.

    Mr. Albert Iyunade from Odo-Ayedun in Ikole Local Government said the programme brought relief to indigent patients suffering from hypertension, diabetes, eye and dental problems.

    Mrs. Opeyemi Awe from Aisegba, Gbonyin Local Government, said the programme was one of the best initiatives of the Fayemi administration.

    Commissioner for Health Prof. Olusola Fasubaa told reporters yesterday that the mission covered 13 of the state’s 26 constituencies.

    Fasubaa said he was impressed with the turnout of residents. He said the next edition would cover the remaining 13 constituencies.

    The commissioner said the programme helped to generate statistics that would help improve the government’s health policies.

    The head of the team of doctors, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, said many hypertensive and diabetic patients were not aware of their health status until they were tested.

    Mrs. Fasawe said: “Many of them were not aware of their health status. During the mission, we told them their health challenges, how to prevent the ailments and how to manage them.”

     

     

     

  • Ibinabo on a scouting mission

    Ibinabo on a scouting mission

    The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria and beautiful actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, is walking a familiar path as she has started making efforts to stage her beauty pageant, Miss Earth Nigeria 2013.

    The actress, who has many sides, was once a beauty queen and this must have spurred her undying interest in consistently hosting the Miss Earth Nigeria pageant.

    According to her, the Miss Earth Nigeria beauty pageant is focused at preparing a brighter future for teenage girls who are interested in sheltering and catering for the environment as well as making a career in the fashion and beauty industry.

    The pageant, which has since been gathering momentum, is slated for the third quarter of 2013 and the eventual winner will represent Nigeria at the World Miss Earth Pageant slated to take place in the United States later this year.

    When asked, Ibinabo said, “We are not leaving any stone unturned in ensuring that this year’s pageant becomes a success. We have been hosting this pageant for a while now and I can tell you that this year’s edition will be different because we are currently in talks with top dignitaries who are passionate about the environment and the earth at large. Furthermore, the Lagos State government has lent us a listening ear.”

  • Mission for redemption

    Mission for redemption

    For four days, the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT MINNA), Niger State, hosted huge crowds of people. Members of the Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS) thronged the campus for the Mission, its annual convention, which began penultimate Monday.

    This year’s programme was tagged Doxa, a Greek word meaning “Glory”. Before the convention started, the campus was treated to a week of awareness and publicity by gaily dressed members of the fellowship.

    The Sulayman Kumo Convocation Square in Gidan Kwano campus, where the convention was held on the first day, could not contain students; the congregation spread beyond the premises as Reverend Maikano Masha, a senior pastor of Redemption Armies Ministry, Kaduna, ministered.

    The following day, the programme was moved to the soccer pitch on the Bosso campus. Rev Maikano admonished the faithful to be awake in the ambience of God and portray excellent and good lifestyles in their endeavours. During the prayer session, some students gave their lives to Christ; others rededicated their lives.

    The congregation pray for people with terminal diseases.

    On the third day, Apostle Joshua Selman, another guest pastor, ministered. The convention climaxed on the fourth day with a leadership summit held in Lecture Theatre 1 on the Gidan Kwano campus. It was anchored by Apostle Selman. The lecture hall was filled to the brim, which prompted a live transmission to reach more audience.

    Given the country’s high rate of unemployment, Apostle Selman urged the young to transform the society through revolutionary ideas. He told students to effect positive changes in their rural communities to advance the cause of humanity.

    Sophia Ekhaisomi, 100-Level Water Resources, Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology, said she had a remarkable encounter with God after the event. She added that her heart was “now free from any sort of afflictions”. Rejoice Oboko, a graduate of the university, described the event as spiritual empowerment. She stated that the lesson she learned would not waste away.

    Moses Banks, 200-Level Urban and Regional Planning, said: “I have experienced glory at Doxa 2013. I am coming out of my family house with the best and divine success and a solution.”

    David Olufemi, 400-Level Mathematics and Statistic, said though it was his first time of attending the convention but “my life has been touched by the Holy Spirit.”

    It was a glorious experience for Benjamin Zakka, 400-Level Mechanical Engineering. “Getting saved is the best miracle that can happen to anyone,” he said.

    Speaking to CAMPUSLIFE, the president of the fellowship, Samuel Oluyori, 500-Level Electrical Engineering, expressed gratitude to God for the success of the convention. While explaining that the essence of the programme was to transform souls, he promised that the next convention would offer more spiritual uplift for members.

    Highlights of the convention were deliverance, healing of different kinds, songs ministration and multi-media displays. Staff, students and people from the host community attended. Among the personalities that graced the convention were the FCS patron, Prof Emmanuel Udensi and Chaplain of Chapel of Grace, Dr Michael Onimole.

     

     

  • Presidency: Why N4b African First Ladies’ Peace Mission Building can’t be stopped

    Presidency: Why N4b African First Ladies’ Peace Mission Building can’t be stopped

    Stopping the proposed N4 billion African First Ladies’ Peace Mission building in Abuja would amount to abdication of responsibility, the First Lady office said yesterday.

    Many Nigerians have described the proposal as illegal and a misplaced priority.

    The Special Assistant to the First Lady, Mr. Ayo Osinlu said such “diplomatic somersault” will be incongruent with the country’s status and leadership role in Africa.

    He said the peace mission building was not a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) of the First Lady, adding that despite the pressure on the National Assembly to turn down its endorsement , the First Lady’s office would expect objective attention to be given to it by both the public and the legislature.

    Noting that it was not the duty of the First Lady to defend the budget as it was the proposal of the FCT Ministry, he said the coming together of a group of wives of Africa presidents to undertake the moral duty of stopping violent conflict on the continent or provide relief to victims shouldn’t become an issue.

    Osinlu said: “It offends the original African culture of charity to obstruct any effort to promote peace and development such as the decision of all African First Ladies to rise up to the social responsibility as mothers and wives of leaders on the continent to save the women, children and the aged on the continent from the traumatic consequences of violent conflicts and wars”.

    “I can assure you, without any doubt that it is far from the desire of the First Lady to have the project turned down. One, it will amount to an abdication of responsibility by Nigeria and that level of disappointment will be injurious for the leadership status of Nigeria in Africa.”

    He went on: “Certainly, the First Lady will not expect Nigeria to behave in such a manner. Two, the First Lady would not also want the project abandoned because it is an undertaking that the country has made to the continent.”

    “It means therefore that the credibility of Nigeria will drop significantly if it goes back on its deliberate and willing commitment to host such an organ for the continent and at the request of the continent.

    ‘’Africa First Ladies Mission said, give us a secretariat and you agreed that you will do it and then five years after, you wake up and say you don’t want to do it again. I don’t think that level of irresponsibility would be expected of Nigeria and the First Lady won’t encourage that at all.”

    On the gains of the peace mission to Nigeria, Osinlu said: “There are other several advantages that the peace mission will attract to the country. For as long as that peace mission secretariat which is going to be a huge complex of international status is sited in Nigeria, it will continue to attract different kinds of international meetings and conferences, some continental and some global to the country. And then, of course, it promotes Nigeria’s strive to open up job opportunities for its citizens.

    “Apart from the prestige that this building brings to the country, we could also see that there will also be social and economic advantages accruing to Nigeria from that. Look at the United Nations Building before it was attacked in Abuja. You can imagine the large number of young Nigerians that were engaged there as cleaners; security personnel and as maintenance workers around the structure. So, for this and many other reasons of course, it is the First Lady’s interest that the project should continue as proposed”

  • Suicide mission

    Suicide mission

    • Lagos State govt should outlaw hanging on moving trains by commuters

    Lagos State House of Assembly has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to call for appropriate sanctions against those that hang on train coaches on Lagos routes. The assembly raised the alarm against allowing passengers to indiscriminately hang on moving trains, describing the trend as dangerous and an embarrassment to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), and the host Lagos State.

    Members of the assembly at a plenary last week called on the state commissioner for transport, the Management of NRC and the Nigeria Police, Railway Command, to arrest the ugly trend, to avoid likely loss of lives and limbs to accidents caused by such behaviour.

    Hanging on moving trains has become trendy among many young commuters on the very busy Lagos to Ogun State rail route. Observing this macabre form of transportation can be heart-rending, as young men recklessly hang on any piece of metal on the body of the trains as they speed along the routes, giving the impression that life is of little value or easily replaceable. The NRC had threatened to prosecute those involved in such illegal act for attempted suicide. Indeed, sometime last year, the corporation claimed that those arrested were undergoing trial for breaking the law. The corporation also warned people without tickets against free ride on trains.

    We appreciate that hanging on trains may partly be a sign that there is more demand for services than supply on that route, or even a sign of economic deprivation and poverty. To stem the ugly tide, there is need for an increase in the number of coaches, and the number of times that the train runs, especially at peak hours. Where there is increase in the number of coaches and routes, the NRC can reduce the cost offered to commuters based on the economy of scale.

    The corporation may note the speed with which commuters embraced the resuscitated rail services, as a sign of the potential huge market waiting to be tapped. Indeed, rail services are one cheap and efficient system of mass transit, and the long-suffering masses of the country can do with an efficient service to reduce the pain in the country.

    The current dangerous rides also expose the failure of regulation and law enforcement by the railway corporation and the police. We doubt whether passengers who did not pay would be allowed to ride freely, albeit dangerously, if the services are rendered by a private company. The corporation must therefore rise up to the challenge of rendering efficient and secure services. One way forward is to equip and effectively mobilise the railway police, to combat this dangerous activity. The corporation may need to weigh whether to bring in private security or fund its police command, to arrest accidents that can expose it to scandals and legal liability for negligence. A stop of such dangerous rides will likely save scores of lives of young Nigerians, engaging in stunts, in the name of free ride.

    While the illegal passengers are exposing their lives to danger, they constitute a nuisance to regular commuters and the general public. Their conduct, as rightly observed by the Lagos lawmakers, constitutes a serious embarrassment to the image of the Lagos State government. As such, there is need for the state to join hands with the police and the corporation to check the trend. The reasons offered by the corporation that these passengers board the trains after their departure from regular stations is no justification to allow this public ridicule of the transport system of an emerging mega city like Lagos.

     

  • Killed on rescue mission

    Killed on rescue mission

    She was killed last month by hoodlums, but when news of the death of Doris Nnadi, a Corps member, reached her junior colleagues at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, where she studied Law, tears flowed freely. UCHE ANICHEBE (500-Level Law) reports.

    The Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, the Anambra State capital was in grief last week.

    A former student of the faculty, Doris Nnadi, was killed on Christmas Eve. Tears flowed freely when students, who knew her learnt about her death.

    Doris graduated with a Second Class, Upper Division, in 2011. She proceeded to the Law School, Abuja where she also made a Second Class, Upper Division. A month after she was called to the Bar, Doris was killed by yet unidentified gunmen.

    The deceased was a Corps member serving at the Kwara State Ministry of Justice before the incident.

    It was gathered that Doris left her place of primary assignment to visit her family in Warri during the Yuletide. In preparation for the Christmas, she was accompanied by her sisters to shop at a supermarket. The girls rode in their father’s car.

    They returned to their family house at 7:44pm. Chidinma, her sister, who drove, parked at the gate on getting home. Then, Doris and others began to move the bought items into the compound. After they had emptied the trunk of the car, Chidinma stayed back in the car with her other sisters.

    The assailants, according to Chidinma, approached the car from the corner of the house. One of them, she said, came to the passenger’s side, knocking on the windscreen. He forced the door open and two of them, aged between 22 and 25, got into the car. “One sat at the front; the other sat in the back. The last one watched out for rescuers,” she recalled.

    She continued: “Immediately they got in, I noticed that the boys had guns with them. Then, one of them pointed a gun at me, demanding for the car key. I begged them to leave the car, pleading that it did not belong to me. I offered to part with all the money I had in my bag. While I was still begging them, I saw Doris, who seemed to have noticed them from the house, coming out. She approached the boys, obviously unaware that they were armed. She scolded them for harassing and intimidating us. Immediately, the boy outside the car shot at her. They fled the scene, without taking anything.”

    Doris was rushed to Mazon Clinic, close to their residence. The family hoped she would survive. Their hope was dashed an hour later, when a doctor told the waiting sympathisers that Doris was having “severe internal bleeding”. The doctor reportedly said there was nothing he could do to remove the bullet, which penetrated Doris’ back bone.

    In an unconscious state, the late Doris was moved to Syracus Clinic, Warri, where she was admitted for surgery. Four hours after the operation, her family was asked to get blood for the completion of the treatment.

    The family bought the blood to continue the operation. On the fifth pint of blood, the condition of the late Doris, who was said to have started talking, became worse. She jerked uncontrollably and died. Her remains were buried three days later in Amaigbo, Nwangele Local Government Area, Imo State.

    Amaka, the late Doris’ younger sister, said: “Everything happened so fast. It was seven hours of agony. I am very much convinced that it was incompetence on the part of the doctor that cost my sister her life. My sister was a strong girl who died defending our interest. She was bold and that was why she came to our defence, even in the face of danger. She died our hero.”

    Doris’ death shocked her mates in the university. Blessing Onwubiko, her roommate at UNIZIK, lamented the death of her best friend. She told CAMPUSLIFE: “I cannot believe that Doris is no more. Whenever I close my eyes, I still remember vividly the times we spent together. The late Doris was more than a roommate to me. She was my friend and confidant. She was the one that helped me through school works because of her brilliance. I pray that God bring her killers to book.”

    The late Doris’ parents, Mr and Mrs Silas Nnadi, were still mourning their daughter when CAMPUSLIFE spoke to them on phone last weekend. According to them, God would judge the killers of the “promising girl.”

  • A Corps member’s mission to save lives

    A Corps member’s mission to save lives

    Market women and artisans at the Ojuwoye Market, Mushin, Lagos, participated in a free medical programme organised by Dr Biodun Awosusi, a Batch “A” Corps member. WALE AJETUNMOBI reports.

    What could have brought the ever-bustling Ojuwoye Market in Mushin, Lagos, to a halt during business hours? It was a free health mission.

    Last Friday, traders and artisans left everything to attend to health issues. As if on cue, when the medical team of Corps members arrived at the market, many market women and petty traders rushed out to be treated.

    It was organised by a Batch “A” 2012 Corps member, Dr Biodun Awosusi, to prevent death from hypertension and diabetes. The programme was tagged Here 2 Heal Medical Outreach.

    Last month, hundreds of traders benefited from the first edition of the outreach held on the premises of Government College, Eric Moore, Surulere. The programme was supported by the Chairman of Odiolowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Hon. Adeyemi Alli, Market Women Association, E-green Services , Bond Pharmaceuticals, African Health Dialogues, GlaxoSmithKline and Ilupeju Today.

    Members of the Lagos State Health Volunteers Scheme monitored the event.

    Lagos State coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi praised the Corps member for embarking on the health mission, urging others serving in the state to emulate him.

    She spoke through her representative, Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa, who expressed surprise at the large turnout of women for the outreach. She encouraged the beneficiaries to always use drugs and seek medical help when the need arises.

    She said: “This medical outreach will be a waste if you are not here. It is a laudable project intended to meet your critical health needs. The tests, consultations and drugs are given free. So I encourage you use your drugs.” Baderinwa also commended Biodun, while urging him to do more.

    Principal Partner, E-green Services, Tayo Olosunde, said the programme would make a great impact on the beneficiaries. “I am very happy we are making so much impact through this outreach. Here are old women, men, traders and all cadres of people who have come to benefit from the medical mission,” he said, adding: “Here 2 Heal is a laudable social enterprise; we shall continue to provide needed support to expand its reach to more people in the state.”

    Speaking to CAMPUSLIFE on why he embarked on the health mission, Dr Biodun said: “Many people have died of preventable diseases because they could not afford to go to hospital for proper treatment. They believe that from the point of diagnose to treatment of diseases will make them spend a lot of money. This is why we embark on this mission to offer the deprived free medical treatment and diagnose. It is meeting critical health needs of the poor, who can barely afford medical services in hospitals.”

    He expressed appreciation to all partners and volunteers who contributed to the success of the project. He praised the Lagos directorate of the NYSC, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Yewande Adesina, Hon Alli and his vice, Hon Rasaq Ajala, management of the GlaxoSmithKline, and Mike Merchandise for support.

    “The large crowd here underscores the massive need for this kind of service. We will not relent in providing quality health information and affordable healthcare delivery to the people,” Biodun submitted.

    Several participants at the outreach expressed their gratitude to the organisers. Mrs Iyabo Popoola, a trader in the market, prayed for the medical team and urged the Corps member to continue the “good work”.

    Mrs Fatimo Megida, a beneficiary, said: “This is a good programme. There are many people like me who have high blood pressure but who don’t know about it. I cannot imagine what could have happened to me if I did not come out to participate in this programme. I was given drug and advised to always go for medical checkup. I commend the organisers of this programme.”

    Another beneficiary, Kudirat Sanusi, said: “I am glad that my blood pressure measurement was normal. Though, I was counseled on what to do to remain healthy. I thank the Dr Biodun for organising this kind of programme in the market.

     

  • Obi gives N60m to six mission schools

    Anambra State Governor Peter Obi yesterday gave out N60million to another six mission secondary schools returned to their owners by his administration.

    The schools got N10million each.

    They are: Girls’ Secondary School, Oba; Girls’ Secondary School, Onitsha and Comprehensive Secondary School, Onitsha.

    Others are: Dennis Memorial Secondary School, Onitsha; St. Monica’s Secondary School, Ogbunike and Ogidi Girls’ Secondary School, Ogidi.

    The governor ate with the pupils at each of the schools, visited their refectory, conveniences and other facilities and gave each of them a N10million cheque from the N20million they would get for the rehabilitation of the schools this year.

    Obi said he could have delegated his commissioners to tour the schools but chose to do it himself to see firsthand the conditions of the schools.

    The governor said this would enable him to determine the extent of support the government needed to give them.

    He hailed the neatness of the schools but regretted that previous administrations ran them aground after taking them over from the missionaries.

    With apologies, Obi promised his administration’s assistance to the schools until they are returned to their former glory.

    The governor noted that there has been an improvement in the schools since they were returned to the missionaries.

    The Anglican Bishop on the Niger, Rev. Owen Nwokolo, was surprised that Obi visited schools, ate with the pupils and accessed the infrastructure in them, when many other governors had bastaedised governance.

    The cleric hailed the governor for his interest in all sectors, especially with the church and in restoring education and improving health care delivery.

    He said the situation that kept recurring was Governor Obi’s genuine interest in the development of Anambra State.

    Rev. Nwokolo recalled that the governor had earlier provided schools in the state with computers, Internet access, and buses; provided them with boreholes, generators and above all, equipped their laboratories. He assured the governor that the Church would continue to remember him in prayers.

    The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Uju Okeke, noted that the Obi administration has heralded a glorious dawn in the state.

    She said the level of development in the present Anambra State could only be achieved by Obi, who she described as an exceptionally committed governor in making the state the best in Nigeria.

    The commissioner hailed Obi’s prudence, adding that this has made it possible for the state to achieve so much since the administration came to power.

  • Obi distributes N50m cheques to mission schools

    •Cleric to governor: you’re the best 

    Anambra State Governor Peter Obi yesterday distributed thousands of mosquito nets to students residing in dormitories across the state.

    He also distributed N50million cheques for various projects in the three mission schools recently returned to their owners.

    The schools are Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha; Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha and St. Charles Science School, Onitsha.

    Hailing the gestures Archbishop of Onitsha and the Metropolitan of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province Rev. Valerian Okeke described Obi as the best governor Anambra State has had since it was created.

    The cleric noted that the return of schools to the church with apologies and their rehabilitation were the most fundamental decisions taken in the state since it was created.

    According to him, effective human training has begun with the return of the schools to the missions.

    Describing Obi as the most youth, education, development and future- friendly governor, Okeke prayed God to bless him for showing concerns about the future of the state.

    Obi assured that he would continue to partner the church and other groups to uplift the people.

    He said his interest in education stemmed from the realisation that it is the best legacy to bequeath to the youth to enable them face local and global challenges.

    On the Prof. Chike Obi Science Centre at the CKC, the governor said the project is an honour to the foremost mathematician

    “By honouring him, we are presenting him as a role model for the youth,” he said.