To improve access to quality education for residents of Adumu community in Ogugu Central, of Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, the Philanthropist and legal icon, Chief Ogwu Onoja SAN through Deacon Job and Mrs Omada Onoja Foundation, (DJMOOF) has built a befitting three class room well furnished for the people of Adumu Community Secondary schools .
Some students of Adumu community secondary in the class immediately after the commissioning ceremony on 5th June,2021
The school, which has 3 classrooms, common rooms, toilets, others, would replace the old school building of Adumu community in Ogugu.
Furnished with new modern detachable cheers, Class 1,2 and 3 of three class room school building built and furnished by Deacon Job and Mrs Omada Onoja Foundation, (DJMOOF) at Adumu community Secondary School, in Ogugu
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, said Commissioning of a furnished block of three class rooms built by Deacon Job and Mrs Omada Onoja Foundation to honour my beloved wife, her family and her beloved community of Adumu in Ogugu, Kogi State is to address the challenge of decayed infrastructure in the education sector.
Mrs Omada Onoja in a photograph with some senior students of Adumu community Secondary School after the communing ceremony
Chief Onoja through his speech said the overall objective is to enhance teaching and learning to make education very interesting for school children.
Prince Sunday Onoja cutting the tape along with Mrs Rosemary Onoja and Chaiman of the committee Dr Dan Itodo at the Commissioning Ceremony
Part of the speech read :
On behalf of myself, my dear wife, Rosemary Onoja, nee Negedu, who is a co-founder of Deacon Job and Mrs Omada Onoja Foundation, (DJMOOF), theChairman and members of DJMOOF, I humbly welcome you all to the Commissioning of a furnished block of three class rooms built by Deacon Job and Mrs Omada Onoja Foundation to honour my beloved wife, her family and her beloved community of Adumu in Ogugu, Kogi State.
Side view of the class room
The Foundation, abbreviated as “DJMOOF”, is a non-political platform jointly envisioned with my wife, Rosemary in honour and memory of my late parents to assist the indigents in our communities.Consequently, in furtherance of the objectives of this foundation, we have over the years jointly invested our God–given resources to ameliorate the lives of those deserving of our little assistance in the areas of scholarships for students of tertiary institutions, payments of school fees,
Some of the personalities at the commissioning ceremony are HRH Emmanuel Negedu KSM
The Ag Ochogwu of Ogugu, Prince Emmanuel Salifu Dooga, the Traditional Chief of the land, the National President of Ogugu Development Union ODU, Hon Enemona Anyebe , The Chaiman, ADA, Mr Emmanuel Ochedi,
The community leader who inspected the school with other stakeholders, expressed delight at what he described as the beautiful edifice built for his people.
“I want to thank Chief Ogwu Onoja SAN and his lovely wife, Mrs Rosemary Onoja on behalf of our people. Thi school is something our people will cherish for a long time”
Headmaster of the school on behalf of the entire teachers thanks Chief Ogwu Onoja SAN and his wife said more pupils have enrolled in the school since the completion of the project.
