Former vice presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged the graduating students of Grundtvig International Secondary School, Oba, Anambra State to always be appreciative of the basic education they have received and be ready to give back to society when they succeed in life.
Mr Obi, who spoke to the students during their 2020 graduation ceremony, reminded them that with the basic education they have so far acquired, they are well equipped for success in life.
He said: “As you journey on in life, I wish to remind you that you already have the basic education you need for success in life. Some of the greatest inventors and achievers we know only had basic education. People like Mercedes Jellinek and Karl Benz, the founders of Mercedes-Benz; Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Inc; Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook; Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, never had university education before they achieved global recognition for themselves. You have no reason to fail now.”
Obi reminded the graduands of the need to always give back to society by supporting others in any way they can. He said it was his passion for education that made him visit their school to encourage them, just as he had done in many other schools.
“Always try to support one another on your way to the top. Help anyone you can help and be a blessing to your generation,” he said.
Executive director of the school Kachi Ozumba appreciated Obi for his words of encouragement to the students.
The school was inspired by the Danish education-for-life philosopher Bishop N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783 – 1872) and founded in 1998 by Ozumba.
