RCCG Donates to Lagos Schools

Mary Nnah

Private support to educational development in Nigeria was further displayed recently with the presentation of 30,000 exercise books to some public primary and secondary schools under District Five Amuwo Odofin by The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Lagos, Province 3 Festac Town.

The gesture, according to the church was informed by the need to promote human capital development at basic level by positively impacting on the lives of the students most of whom are needy and also to underscore the church’s Christian Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda as initiated by the General Overseer, Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

Pastor in charge of Lagos Province 3, Toyin Olugbemi, while presenting the books, charged the students to remain dedicated by showing greater seriousness to their studies and become good and responsible citizens of the country.

The benefitting schools include Festac Senior and Junior College, Festac Senior and Junior Grammar School, Festac Senior and Junior Girls Secondary School and Community Senior and Junior Grammar School Amuwo.

Others are, Second Avenue, Third Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue Progressive, Central and Universal Basic Education (U.B.E) Nursery and Primary Schools, Festac Town.

Olugbemi, flanked by other clerics including Pastor Ajibola Opeoluwa-Calebs, Assistant Pastor in charge of Province, CSR, LP 44; Pastors Steve Osafile and Sunday Avoseh, Assistant Pastors in Charge of Lagos Province 3 Administration and CSR respectively, among others, explained that Pastor Adeboye instituted the CSR initiative with a view to positively impacting the communities where branches of the church are located.

Commending the church for the donation, an Assistant Director of Education in Amuwo District Five, Mrs. Titilayo Efekodo, who spoke in company of the principals, vice principals and staff members of the benefitting schools, also enjoined the students to be serious with their studies, as that holds the key to good performance and good grades that would make them good ambassadors of their schools.