The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder has distributed free training supplies to pupils of three main faculties in Rumuolumeni group, Obio/Akpor native authorities space of Rivers State.
The beneficiary faculties had been Neighborhood Major College, Nkpor-Rumuolumeni; Neighborhood Major College, Mgboshimini-Rumuolumeni, and Neighborhood Major College, Mgbuduohia-Rumuolumeni.
Talking in the course of the presentation of the training supplies, Commander of NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Desmond Igbo, stated the gesture was an initiative of the Chief of Naval Employees (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla.
Igbo, who said that the Nigerian Navy recognized the truth that training is essential to the way forward for youngsters, stated the goal of the challenge tagged ‘Free Schooling Rhapsody’ was to achieve no fewer than 2,000 pupils.
He stated: “That is one more effort of the Chief of Naval Employees and all the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder behind the academic pursuit of the host group.
“We’re supplying instructional supplies to a few main faculties in Rumuolumeni as a result of the Nigerian Navy recognized and acknowledged that training is essential, particularly when the youths, the kids are concerned as a result of they’re the way forward for this nice nation, Nigeria.
“So, the Nigerian Navy recognized this maxim that claims ‘the younger shall develop’ and that’s the reason immediately, we’ve got deemed it mandatory to produce these main faculties with instructional supplies. The goal is nearly 2,000.
“That is the want of the Chief of Naval Employees and actually, the Nigerian Navy that our youngsters can have a brighter future as a result of if our youngsters have a brighter future, our nation will likely be nice. That is the essence.
“Rumuolumeni is a bunch group to Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder. You too can recall that about two months in the past, we distributed medical supplies and in addition handled nearly 2,000 inhabitants of this group.
“We’re going to do extra. We’re simply beginning with these three faculties in Rumuolumeni and can lengthen to different communities very quickly.”
In his speech, the normal ruler of Rumuolumeni Neighborhood, King Chukwuemeka Okocha-Olumeni, thanked the Chief of Naval Employees and the Nigerian Navy for the gesture prolonged to the group.
Okocha-Olumeni stated: “I need to specific appreciation to the Chief of Naval Employees and the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder for this initiative. Final 12 months, I spotted that Nigeria is battling with excessive variety of out of college youngsters of over 20 million. One of many the reason why the quantity is excessive is as a result of help to training just isn’t that a lot.
“Right here we’re immediately to distribute training supplies to help our youngsters. They will not be our organic youngsters however they’re all ours as a result of the long run belongs to them.”
