By Lola Idahosa, Kaduna
In line with the educational needs of the Northern part of Nigeria, the Nigerian Brewery said it has spent over N100million on revamping the educational structures of the North as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility.
Speaking at Government Secondary School Makera Kaduna South local Government area, the Brewery Manager Mr. Adebolu Obawole maintained that, ‘’Brew a better world programme is an initiative of Heineken worldwide in support for sustainability of the environment in the area of water and energy conservation among others, this year’s focus on education so that the children can learn effectively for a better future. Teachers must do more to support the student in their academic cum social cultural upbringing this is why today we have come with hundreds of books, writing materials and teaching materials to support the school, this class room block was also built by the Nigerian Brewery and today we shall also repaint it to give it a new look’’
He also applauded the effort of Alhaji Danjuma Musa Village head of Down Quarters who also doubles as the school PTA chairman for painstakingly making concerted efforts to bring a WAEC Center to the school.
Responding on behalf of the Parent Teachers’ Association Alhaji Danjuma Musa Village head of Down Quarters who also doubles as the school PTA chairman stressed that ‘’we have written to the ministry and they have given us criteria for providing the school with WAEC center, which includes halls, laboratories and Library. The PTA build examination hall and classrooms to serve as library. We are now going back to the Government through the ministry of Education to inform them of our efforts because a school like this deserve a WAEC center.
So if you will permit me to use this medium to call on the State Government to come in and assist us we will also be glad’’
Musa also commended the Nigerian Brewery for their unalloyed support for education in the North through building of classrooms block and supply of teaching materials and writing materials.
Also speaking, the Vice Principal Academics who stood in for the principal Mrs. Esther S. Andrew thanked the Nigerian Brewery for their show of support for Education urging other companies to emulate the legendry style of the Nigerian Brewery.
To enhance the level of awareness, the BM Nigerian Brewery Kaduna led over 800 man match for three kilometers trekking round the Makera area for campaigns on education.
Prominent among those who participated where students of Government Secondary School Makera, Brewery Staff,teachers traditional rulers, Business women and children of other schools within Makera.
