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The leadership of Ukwortung clan has commended the benevolence of an anonymous who have indicated interest to renovate one of the delapidated buildings at St John’s Primary School Ukwortung, Obudu Local Government Area.
The community received the representative of the anonymous on Saturday, 6th August 2022.
The Community Chairman, Mr Peter Ugani who spoke on behalf of the community noted that “We want to very sincerely that our anonymous brother for his thoughtfulness to assist us renovate this school. He has shown us that he is very serious about this renovation work. Please convey our unalloyed commitment to the completion of this project. We will make our contribution where we can to ensure that this project sees the light of the day”
The community noted that they will write to officially notify and seek the approval of SUBEB Chairman as work begins on site.
In a letter sighted by TheLumineNews, and signed by the Clan Head, HRH, Uti Moses Odikpo and Community Chairman, Mr Peter Ugani, indicates that the roof was blown off in 2016 and that series of letters were written calling on SUBEB to renovate the building.
The letter reads in parts, “We write to notify you of our intention to commence the renovation of a classroom block in our community, St John’s Primary School, Ukwortung, that was blown off by windstorm in 2016.
“Our children had received lessons under very terrible conditions which have impacted negatively on them.
“Our interactions with previous Head Teachers reveled that series of letters calling on SUBEB to step in were written to this effect.
“Poised to ensure that our children have a condusive learning environment, we are glad to inform you that an anonymous has indicated interest to renovate the block for our children’s use.
“It is on this premise that we write to request your approval for the renovation of this classroom block as we continue to support government to provide the basic amenities”
The anonymous representative, stated that there is no political undertone to the renovation of the school building, but that he was touched by the disturbing pictures circulated on social media.
He commended the resilience of Elijah Ugani who drew the world’s attention to the state of the school and promised to commence work as soon as possible.
