From Ifeoma Ejiofor
Anambra State governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has advocated the need for affluent individuals to adopt schools of their choices for the purpose of assisting the adopted schools.
Gov Soludo made this call while commissioning a 250-bed capacity female hostel in Community High School Akwaeze, Anaocha Local Government Area.
The project was built and donated by Chief Ikenna Okafor, the founder of Nzekwuabuo Foundation.
The governor at the occasion also laid the foundation stone for the male hostel and inspected the equipped science laboratories, an E-library, a multi-purpose hall, an ICT hub, and a 60 KVA diesel-powered generator donated by the foundation.
Gov Soludo who commended Chief Okafor for the great initiatives described him as a great son of the soil, who is not only a blessing to the people of Akwaeze but to Anambra as a whole.
“We have come to celebrate you while you are still alive, because you are living a life with purpose,” he said.
Gov Soludo further praised him for his philanthropic efforts, including his works at St. Peter University, Achina.
“You are giving back to the people all of the resources and wisdom that God has blessed you with. I use Ide Akwaeze as a point of contact to reach out to other great ndi Anambra. More than 75% of our non-land assets are domiciled outside of the state. We have made the conscious decision to build our homeland in order for it to be livable and prosperous”.
“Anywhere you live outside of the state, you are an economic refugee, and this is one of the reasons I ran for governor of this state. I have been encouraging great men and women of ndi Anambra to return to their village and adopt a school since 2010.”
To put my words into action, I went to my village and adopted a primary school, providing free and high-quality education while paying the teachers’ salaries, which has been a rewarding experience for me. I’ve been doing this for over twelve years,” Soludo stated.