The deputy chairman of Umuahia north local government area, Hon. Bob Ogechi Agbugba has described education as the only lasting legacy we can leave for our generation, he said this during an interview with The News Gazette Online, in his office in Umuahia North Local Government Area secretariat.
On why he embarked on an educational empowerment scheme, he said he believes that the only way you can create a lasting developmental impact in our society is by ensuring that our children get quality education, even as leaders it will be difficult to lead an ignorant and uneducated population who can hardly understand government policies and direction but when a people gets education leadership comes easy, Hon. Agbugba said the inspiration to help our youths acquire tertiary education is borne out of my personal conviction that it is only education that can close the gap between the rich and the poor in our society.
He stated that the purchase of JAMB forms for the indigent students in Umuahia North is only the first phase of the educational empowerment scheme under the Abomark Foundation, he also revealed that there are plans to assist those who cannot pay for their acceptance and school fees into the higher institutions and that a lot of good spirited individuals through him wants to assist our people to get tertiary education because education is the only guarantee to security.
The Chairman ABOMARK GROUP LTD and current deputy chairman Umuahia North LGA, described himself as a beneficiary of the society and that he needs to give back to that society that he has benefitted from even as a private businessman, he stated that though he has been in the business of philanthropy long before he joined government and stated that his current societal status is a testimony of the love his people have for him which he is not ready to take for granted.
He said though he wanted to give out only 80 JAMB forms but that his brothers who believed in the course made it up to 180 forms which were distributed in all the political wards in Umuahia North, irrespective of party affiliation. He thanked all those who contributed to the program by purchasing more forms and asked God to bless them.
He hinted that though this program is a private initiative from my foundation but having been in office for about 4 months, Hon. Agbugba revealed that the current Umuahia North LGA administration led by Hon. Njinkeonye is crafting a policy that will ensure improved education, security and health in our schools especially at the primary level and said that the administration is prioritizing education.
He thanked most especially Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on whose vision he keyed into, Senator T.A Orji, for his fatherly advise and encouragement, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, who has been very supportive, Hon. Kelechi Onuzuruike, for his invaluable contributions and his boss, the chairman of Umuahia North, Ugochukwu Njinkeonye whose support and assistance made the program a huge success.
