In a bid to support education development and empowerment of children in public schools, the Wife of Nigeria’s President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has donated 50,000 notebooks to public primary schools in Kogi State.
The distribution of the notebooks was flagged off by the wife of Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, at the Government House in Lokoja.
Hajia Ododo commended Mrs. Tinubu for her commitment to education and passion for ensuring quality education for all, according Nigerian Tribune.
The donation is part of the “Renewed Hope Initiative” project, which aims to support education and empowerment of children in public schools across the country.
The initiative has also donated exercise books to pupils in Lagos state and launched the Young Farmers’ Club in public primary and secondary schools nationwide.
The Kogi State Government has pledged to continue supporting the initiative, which aligns with its commitment to bridging the gaps in education in the state.
The donation is expected to enhance the learning experience of pupils in public primary schools in Kogi State.
She advised the pupils to take their studies seriously while urging the stakeholders to ensure equitable distribution of the notebooks across public primary schools in the state.
Also speaking, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, commended the wife of the President for the gesture towards the development of education in Kogi State.
Jones stressed that the former Governor, Alh Yahaya Bello, handed over to Ododo who had been trained and groomed to take education to another higher level in Kogi State.
The Commissioner assured that the necessary structure had been put in place to ensure that the notebooks get to the targeted beneficiaries.