A former Minister for Aviation, Kema Chikwe, has said that from her long experience in politics, it is difficult dealing with politicians except a few of them that had conscience like the former vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
The former minister spoke on Saturday during the reunion of old students of Egbu Girls’ Secondary School Owerri where she was the chairperson.
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“In the case of Mr Peter Obi, he does not only have conscience, he is concerned with the good of the society and how the country will be governed aright,” Chikwe said.
Commending the organisers for the initiative of coming together, she reminded them of the place of education in life and encouraged them to assist their alma mater the best way they could.
Delivering the keynote address, wife of the governor of Ondo State, Betty Akeredolu, who is an old student, described the education of girls as a necessary step towards gender equity and emancipation.
In his speech, Mr Obi described the state of the college as not befitting the calibre of people it has trained. While pledging to be part of the rebuilding of the school, he encouraged the old girls to do more for the school.
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Obi, who recalled how the return of school to the church in Anambra changed the face of education in the state, explained the modalities that he followed to include the provision of buses, generators, computers, computer teachers, sick bays, boreholes and yearly grant of N10 million to each of the returned school for infrastructural rehabilitation.
The former Anambra State governor said he was sure that Governor Emeka Ihedioha would change the face of education in Imo.
