Otuo (Edo) – MTN Foundation on Monday donated 1,000 chairs and desks to secondary schools in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo.
Presenting the items at Edeki Grammar School, Otuo, the Marketing Consultant, MTN Nigeria, Mr Oyewole Oyelade, urged other corporate organisations to invest in education to guarantee the future of the youth.
“We need to invest directly in our children because the future of our country is in the hands of the children,’’ he said.
Oyelade said that the donation was part of the Foundation’s commitment to improving educational standard in local governments.
“The aim of our gesture is to support the provision of conducive learning environment for our children.
“MTN is committed to the development of the society through the provision of educational facilities to schools across the country, ‘’ he said.
According to him, the organisation’s desire is to fund education-related programmes at the rural levels.
“Building solid educational advancement at the primary school level is one of our priorities.
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“A major step toward achieving this goal is to promote high quality education, which is rare in the rural areas,’’ he said.
The Chairman, Owan East Local Government, Mr Jimoh Ijegbai, while receiving the items on behalf of the schools, thanked the organisation for the gesture.
Ijegbai said that the facilities would enhance teaching and learning in the schools. (NAN)