Corps Member Distributes school Uniform, Bags, Books to Pupils in Rivers
Edith CHUKU
A National Youth Service Corps NYSC member, serving at Afmuc International Missionary School, Port Harcourt, Rabiu Quadri Mayokun, has re-enrolled 26 out-of-school-children back into formal education.
Six of the children were enrolled in primary school, 16 in junior secondary school and four in senior secondary school.
In his determination to promote adult literacy, Mayokun also established the NYSC SDGs Club at his place of primary assignment and organized extramural adult education classes.
As his personal community development projects, the corps member also gave 31 school bags to school children, six lunch bags, six packs of crayon, 26 school uniforms, 26 school sports wear, 32 footwears, 100 pieces of erasers, 100 pieces of pen, 120 pieces of pencils, 120 pairs of socks and 362 notebooks.
The distribution was held at Community Primary School, Rumuolumeni, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Overwhelmed by the gesture, natives and residents of Rumuolumeni, commended Mayokun for impacting positively on the lives of the school children.
Speaking at the ceremony, the state NYSC Coordinator, Mr. Moses Oleghe, who inaugurated the project poured blessings on the corper and prayed God to lift him to greater heights.
Oleghe who was represented by the Assistant Director Community Development Service CDS, Mr. Barnax Uloneme praised Mayokun for giving school children access to education in a challenging economy where many are dropping out from school due to economic challenges.
He thanked the corps member for “being a stand out personality in fulfilling NYSC scheme’s charge to corps members to go out into the host communities and be agents of positive change through the initiation and execution of viable and quality CDS projects.”
Speaking with TNN in an interview, one of the beneficiaries mother, Mrs Goodness Hardy said, “na only God go bless am. Where this one from come God go put plenty. We happy well, well. This corper don commot shame from my eyes na so God go do for am.
“My sister things hard, eh no easy. To buy book sef money no dey to even chop food, na God dey help us. “
One of the students, who gave her name as Joy also expressed gratitude to the corper for the gifts.
“I am very happy, I want to say God bless him.”
In his remark, the orps member noted that the projects were driven by his passion to reduce illiteracy, foster independence in the younger generation, curb socio-economic dependency and lower crime rate that often arise from idleness.
The event attracted dignitaries including NYSC staff members, staff and students of Community Primary School, Rumuolumeni, parents and community stakeholders.
