Foundation Honours Yobe Spelling Bee Winners
By Muhammad Maitela, Damaturu
The Australian-Nigerian OCI Foundation has presented N180,000 to winners of the Second Yobe Spelling Bee competition organized by the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
The presentation was made by the Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora, represented by Bashir Mohammed Rancas alongside Auwal Musa, Auwal Adamu and the OCI Foundation Ambassador on Girl Child Education in Yobe state, Surayya Muhammad Kabir, who was once a beneficiary of the foundation award.
“In OCI Foundation, we have a section where we support organisations, especially students that excelled in academic performance.
“Last year we supported Surayya Muhammad Kabir from Yobe with N100,000 having obtained First Class Degree in Physics and was crowned as our Ambassador.
“In today’s event, we presented the sum of N100,000 to Khadija Modu Manga of Zaid Bin Thabit Day Secondary School Damaturu who became the overall best student in this competition and N50,000 to Yusuf Haruna Mohammed of Government Day Secondary School Kara in Potiskum for emerging the overall second while Humaira Mohammed of Madina International School Gashua who emerged third received N30,000, making a total of N180,000,” Rancas said.
Earlier, during the opening ceremony, Governor Mai Mala Buni represented by his Deputy, Idi Barde-Gubana pledged to support humanitarian organisations to discharge their responsibilities optimally, saying the government is fully aware of what they have done over the years.
The Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Mohammad Goje and the Acting Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Shettima Isah commended OCI Foundation and other partners for supporting the 2nd Yobe Spelling Bee Competition.
“We acknowledge the support received from our partners, which include OCI Foundation chaired by Prof. Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora through his team. We urge them to do more by supporting us,” they said.
OCI Foundation, an Australian-Nigerian Non-Governmental organization is supporting education and other activities that has direct impact on the lives of citizens.
They are also actively involved post insurgency recovery in Nigeria’s Northeast region.
