Minister urges alumni to transform alma mater

Nwajiuba

Minister of State for Education, Hon.  Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has appealed to old students associations across the federation to  transform their respective alma mater.

He  spoke at the end of year annual general meeting/home coming of Uboma Secondary School Ikperejere (USSI) in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State.

The minister, a member of   1983 set, stressed the need for old students to remember their alma mater and  things are put right.

He  also urged old students association of the school to unite in rebuilding the school’s infrastructure.

“We hope to continue to assist the school. The biggest challenge is maintenance of infrastructure, we have to cultivate a maintenance culture; you don’t need Federal Government to help you repair your roof. We should make sure that we maintain what we are given,” he said.

Nwajiuba, however, lauded the old students for their efforts in improving the school’s infrastructure.

Chairman of the annual general meeting/home coming, Chief Silas Okonkwo said the mission of the association was to improve  infrastructure of the school and empower alumni  members .

This, he said, could be  in  form of getting jobs for the younger unemployed members and  providing financial support especially for sick members.

On current projects, Okonkwo said  the Principals’ offices and Hostel C Hall were being reconstructed under the sponsorship Nwajiuba.

Meanwhile,  the minister has made the school  a STEM centre. It is to be utilised for Science, Technology, Engineering  and Mathematics.

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