.Presents school with N1m
By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has condoled with the Catholic Bishop of Awgu Diocese, Most Rev J. I. Okoye, over the road accident that claimed the lives of some staff and students of Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu, recently.
Recall that a road accident had earlier claimed no fewer than 10 lives comprising staff and students of Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu when a heavy duty vehicle rammed into the school bus conveying the students.
Obi, who visited the school on Wednesday, explained how saddened he was about the accident that claimed lives.
The Anambra State former governor said that he understood the trauma associated with loosing one’s friends or school mate.
He recalled how he lost some of his friends to death during his school days at St Charles College, Onitsha.
Obi however condoled with the staff and students of the school and encouraged them to accept the loss as the will of the Almighty.
He further presented a cheque of N1 million to the school to help them step up their educational facilities.
While welcoming the former governor to Awgu Diocese, Bishop Okoye said that they had accepted the accident as the will of God.
He described Obi as a true leader who has the interest of the people at heart and shows empathy to people’s condition.
He prayed God to give Obi the opportunity to do more for the country than he had done for Anambra State.
His words: “Obi called to condole with us immediately he got the news of the accident. We appreciate him for sacrificing time to be here with us today.”
The Diocesan Secretary, Fr. Leander Ezeh; Cathedral Administrator, Fr. Emeka Nwadi and School Principal, Sr Udechukwu Chisomma, joined voices to appreciate Obi, who they said had always played a fatherly role to them, with a prayer to God to bless him.
