By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
An Australian/Nigerian foundation, OCI Foundation has presented a cash donation of N180,000.00 Naira to winners of the Second Yobe Spelling Bee competition organized by the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
The Chief Executive Officer of the OCI Foundation, Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora was represented by Bashir Mohammed Ranccass alongside Auwal Musa, Auwal Adamu and the OCI Foundation Ambassador on Girl Child Education in Yobe state, Surayya Muhammad Kabir who was once a beneficiary of the foundation award.
The Team Lead, Bashir Rancass, explained they have a sector that has concern for education.
“In OCI Foundation, we have a sector where we support organisations, especially students that excelled in academic performance. Last year we supported Surayya Muhammad Kabir from Yobe with N100,000.00 having obtained First Class Degree in Physics and was crowned as our Ambassador”
In today’s event, we presented the sum of N100,000.00 to Khadija Modu Manga of Zaid Bin Thabit Day Secondary School Damaturu who became the overall best student in this competition and N50,000.00 to Yusuf Haruna Mohammed of Government Day Secondary School Kara in Potiskum for emerging the overall second position while Humaira Mohammed of Madina International School Gashua who emerged third position received N30,000.00 making a total of N180,000.00” Ranccas said.
Earlier, during the opening ceremony, Governor Mai Mala Buni represented by his Deputy, Idi Barde-Gubana pledges support for the humanitarian organisations to discharge their responsibility optimally, assuring the government is fully aware of what they have done in the years.
The Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Mohammad Goje and the Acting Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board Shettima Isah commended OCI Foundation and other partners for supporting the 2nd Yobe Spelling Bee Competition.
“We acknowledged the support received from our partners, which include OCI Foundation chaired by Prof. Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora through his team. We urge them to do more by supporting us” they said.
OCI Foundation, an Australian and Nigerian Non-Governmental organization is into education and other activities that has a direct impact on the lives of the citizens and they are also working tirelessly in the post insurgency recovery in the Nigerian Northeast
