By Stanley Onyekwere
As part of its ongoing intervention drive, the leadership of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has doled out no fewer than 288 desks to four LEA primary schools in different areas across the council.
The schools include LEA primary School, Chorin Bisa (75 desks), LEA primary school, Wassa Apo (75 desks), LEA primary school, Dakibyu (63 desks)
and LEA primary school, Garki (75 desks).
Presenting the items, Chairman of AMAC, Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, said the donation is a demonstration that the council cares for the people, especially that the education of the children of AMAC is the priority of the current administration.
Maikalangu, who was represented by the AMAC Supervisory Councillor for Education, Hon. Obiora Arinze, the authorities of the Council will do everything possible to ensure that they provide a conducive environment for the children.
“It gladdens my heart that the desks are appreciated by the schools. It is not the first time, we have come to Chorin Bisa. We have been here before for different interventions, including renovation of the buildings. We fixed new ceilings in some of the classes.
“When we came for assessment few months back, we saw that the pupils were sitting on the floor to learn. That’s why we decided to provide desks for the pupils.
“ We will be coming from time to time, as education is important to the development of any society. We are interested in the development of the pupils and we will continue providing for their welfare,” he affirmed.
In her appreciation, the Head-teacher of LEA Primary School, Chorin Bisa, Mrs. Liberty Emmanuel, said “we’re grateful to the Chairman of AMAC, Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, for this intervention. It is overwhelming, because we have been sitting on the floor to learn. Even our teachers have been sharing desks with pupils.
“ We don’t also have toilets here, so we will be grateful to the chairman if he can help us with the construction of toilets and provision of desks, including tables and chairs for teachers.
“We don’t have offices. We share the classrooms with pupils as offices. If it is raining, you will see the teachers and pupils standing up because the roofs are leaking. So, the intervention of the Honourable Chairman is really needed in this school.”
On her part, the Head Teacher, Mrs. Nkiru Anaenyeonu, who received the 63 desks for the school, thanked the Council for remembering the school in the desks intervention initiative.
Similarly, the Head-teacher, the LEA primary school, Garki, Mr. Kasimu Jibrin Karshi, who also thanked the Council, promised that the school will make good use of the 75 desks it received provided, as as it will help to encourage learning there.
