Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to award scholarship to two indigenes of Anambra State, Agnes Maduafokwa and David Nwobi who took first and second positions respectively in the just released Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination.
Chairman, Anambra state chapter, Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme, who made the appeal in a statement, said the students outstanding and remarkable performances deserved commendation, emulation and appreciation.
He said the students had bought and brought respect, honour, glory, honour and goodwill to the government and people of the State.
He said, “It is of prime importance to note that such award from our dear President will encourage hard work, motivate and influence other students and inculcate in them virtues of hardworking and voracious reading because rewards for hard work is success and fulfilling ones life potentials.
“The unprecedented accomplishments of the students is in tandem with the foundation laid by Peter Obi administration and its sustenance by present Willie Obiano administration which has resulted in numerous awards and laurels won by the state in previous competitions both national and international.
“It is on record that last year the state won four laurels out of 24 laurels contested during presidential awards for Ministry of Education.”
The Human rights activist further appealled to parents and guardians to seize the period of lockdown to inculcate moral rectitude, skills acquisitions, menial domestic works reading culture and fear of God in their children.
“I wish to reiterate CLO earlier appeal to Governor Willie Obiano the inevitable need for establishing Primary and Secondary schools along Mba Farm, 3-3, Nkwelle, Nsugbe axis and to look into problems of private school teachers due lockdown in order to safeguard and protect our educational system in post covid-19 era,” he added.
