Old boys donate 50 beds, mattresses to Nasarawa school
Old boys donate 50 beds, mattresses to Nasarawa school
By Awayi Kuje
Intervention
Keffi (Nasarawa state), Nov. 13, 2018 (NAN) The Set 81 of Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA) of Government College, Keffi, Nasarawa State, has donated 50 beds and mattresses to the school to complement government efforts in improving the standard of learning in the institution.
Alhaji Aliyu Mairiga, a member of the set, presented the items to the management of the school on behalf of his colleagues during its annual meeting on Tuesday in Keffi.
Mairiga said that the gesture was part of their contribution to the development of the school.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that on Nov. 6, 2017, the Set 81 donated 91 beds and mattresses to the college.
According to him, the gesture is also to help alleviate the plight of the students, expressing believe that it will go a long way in encouraging learning among the students.
He called on other members of the association and wealthy individuals to support the development of the education sector, adding that education is the best legacy parents and government should leave for citizens.
Mairiga also called on other members of the association to remain steadfast and resolute in providing the needed intervention to the school in the interest of development.
“The importance of this association to the development of the school cannot be over-emphasised. The provision of these beddings is part of our contribution to the development of the school.
“We hope and believe that these mattresses will improve on the standard of living of the students thereby creating an enabling environment for learning,” he said.
Mairiga called on the school authority to ensure judicial use of the materials in order to improve on the standard of education in the state and the country at large.
He also called on the students to take their studies seriously in order to excel in their academic pursuit for the overall development of the state.
Mr Sam Israel, the state Chairman of the association, commended the set for the donation and called for its sustenance.
Israel called on members of the association and other stakeholders to continue to provide educational facilities to the school, while calling on the school authority to use the mattresses for the purpose it was meant for.
Responding, Mr Ibrahim Shehu, the Vice Principal Academics, who received the items on behalf of the school, commending the set for the donation and called for it sustenance and promised to ensure judicial use of the materials.
NAN learnt that in 2017, set 74 of the school donated 111 mattresses as part of their contribution to the development of the college. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola