Sophia Michaels
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has covered the examination fees for candidates from the Onitsha custodial centre of the Correctional Services who participated in the NABTEB GCE and Technical examinations.
Handing over the cheque of N1,220,000 for the 54 candidates, the education commissioner, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, pointed out that the gesture was in keeping with Soludo’s resolve to make better citizens out of the inmates after service.
She said: “This gesture is in fulfillment of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s promise to ensure that the inmates of the centre left the facility better citizens than they joined.”
The commissioner enjoined the beneficiaries to make maximum use is the opportunity provided to better their lots.
Earlier, Controller of Corrections Services, Anambra State Command, Usifo Ehimeme appreciated the governor for the material and financial donations to the Onitsha Custodial Centre.
