Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has advised students of Crowther Memorial College, Umuikwu Anam to stick to virtues of persistence as well as be focused.
Obi who presented a cheque of N1 million for development said he would have turned back because of the bad road exhorted the students not to allow temporary set-backs to dampen their spirits.
“Once you acquire education, it will equip you to become better in life. It will enable you to face the challenges of life fully confident in yourself. If not for my education, I would not have reached the level of success I have attained today in both the financial and administrative worlds,” he said.
The Anglican Bishop of Mbammili Diocese, Bishop Henry Okeke – in charge of the school – thanked God for using the types of Peter Obi to show humanity that all was not lost.
He expressed gratitude to Obi for always coming to the aid of his Alma Marta, a gesture that had helped in the growth and development of the school and students.
The Bishop, represented by his wife, Mrs. Julie Okeke also recalled how Obi’s continued visits to them both as Governor and now had given the school, the students and the community a sense of belonging.
She further observed that if Mr. Peter Obi could visit a school in far-away Garaku in Nassarawa State, where her husband had served previously, she knew that he had indeed adopted Nigeria as his constituency.
