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By Young E. Freeborn, Warri
This 2021/2022 academic session that just began in Delta State started with the distribution of educational materials to various primary schools across Ughelli North Local Government Area.
As part of efforts at encouraging academic activities in the local government area, the Prince Oghenerukevwe Okifo Foundation (POOF) on Thursday distributed learning materials to six selected primary schools in the council area.
The six schools that benefited from the gesture include; Oharisi Model Primary School (Special Section), Otovwodo Primary School, Ughelli North Local Government Primary School and Climax International School, all within Ughelli metropolis.
Others were Marierie Primary School and Osuovwan Primary School in Evwreni and Oghara communities respectively.
Speaking with newsmen after the distribution exercise, the director of POOF, Prince Oghenerukevwe Okifo, said the decision to support the pupils with the items was borne out of the desire to give back to society and to encourage the pupils in their academic pursuit.
He said, “When I was growing up, I experienced challenges in my academic pursuit. So when God blessed me, I decided to give back to society. Our target as a foundation is to transform lives in any way we can, and this is just one of the ways we believe we can use to support life.
“We still have other programmes that we will be unfolding soon to better our society.”
Secretary to the foundation, Hon. Desmond Okpako, disclosed that the POOF has a lineup of programmes for youths in the country.
According to him, “after this, we have other projects pilling up for us. We have a skill acquisition programme that has already been planned, we have the craftsmanship and many others that we are already working on, and soon, we are going to execute them.
In separate reactions, the head teachers of Oharisi Model Primary School, Mr. Ukrakpo Fidelis, Ughelli North Local Government Primary School, Mrs Akpovbovbo Efe and Marierie Primary School, Evwreni, Mrs Gift Ijeghede, commended POOF for the items.
Also commending the foundation, Mrs Oyibo Paradise, who received the foundation on behalf of the head teacher of Otovwodo Primary School, prayed for God’s blessings upon the foundation.
Items distributed include notebooks, pencils, biros and erasers.
On the entourage of Prince Oghenerukevwe Okifo are; Ayobi Kelvin, Comrade Uba Jagaban, Oreva Agbidi, Ogaga Ogbodu Abacha, Comrade Oghorada Williams, Miss Okifo Perpetual, Miss Oyibo Oghenerukevwe, Miss Joy Aberare and Prince Amrophe Famous Idewu.
