A federal legislator has partnered with the Challenge AIDS and Malaria in Africa (CHAMA) to build a six classroom block primary school in Abia State.
The representative of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal constituency, Honourable Uko Nkole and the CHAMA team, led by Mr Olugha Ukpai paid a visit to the site of the ongoing project in Ndeaku, Ohafia to ascertain the pace of work.
The Ndeaku people over the years, have yearned for a conducive primary school for their children but got none.
Speaking on behalf of the people of Ndeaku, the traditional ruler of Nde Aku Ohafia, Eze Anaso Lekwa, commended the gesture of the lawmaker and the orginisation.
He said that they had hoped for the development for at least 40 years, shortly after the government took over schools in 1976 and demolished the only thatched shanty building they were using for learning in the 60s.
He said that the only alternative available was to walk for about seven kilometres to a neighbouring town of Okagbue Ohafia to acquire learning.
According to some residents, Chinyere Lekwa and Nwafor Ebieke, the situation had led to the community having several school dropouts who have had to consider the option of learning trades and abandoning education.
The new school being built by Hon. Uko Nkole is expected to be completed in six months with all the learning facilities in place.
The gesture by the lawmaker and CHAMA, an organisation based in Canada, is part of efforts to improve the standard of education at the rural areas.
