The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) also known as Pyrates Confraternity has distributed uniforms and writing materials to some schools in ONNA local council of the state.
The President of the association, Eket chapter, Mr Paul Ike while handing over the materials on Sunday to the benefitting schools said gesture was in commemoration of the International Day of Education.
The materials which include small, medium and large uniforms and writing materials such as exercise books, biros, rulers, erasers and sharpener according to Ike was done because education remained the key to sustainable development.
“We want to identified with you on this year’s International Day of Education and to encourage you to take your education seriously.
“Don’t play with your education, ensure you read your books, listened to your teachers and parents because you are the leaders of tomorrow,” he advised.
The president lamented that 70 per cent of the pupils of the schools do not have uniforms while some are wearing torn uniforms.
“For schools we have not visited, we will visit them in subsequent edition as we encourage schools to take their education seriously.
“Our assistance cut across, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, given this gesture doesn’t end with providing school uniforms, writing materials but we also go to some schools and work on infrastructure that has dilapidated.” Ike said.
Ike said the initiative was the association’s little way of contributing to the development of the economy, adding that education was very important to any nation.
Responding on behalf of the Teachers, Mr Etukudoh Essien expressed appreciation to the association, saying that the benevolence and love towards the pupils of the government primary was fantastic.
Essien appealed to NAS to do more especially to those who have not benefitted from their gesture.
“Please consider those who have not benefitted in your gesture to ensure that all the pupils were carried along in your next coming,” he pleaded.
Our correspondent reports that this year’s theme of the celebration was, ‘Recover and Revitalise Education for the COVID-19 Generation.’
