By Nnaemeka Egwuonwu :
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has payed the examination fees for candidates of the Onitsha Custodial Center of the Correctional Services, who sat for the NABTEB GCE and Technical examinations.
This was in fulfilment of his promise to ensure that the inmates of the center left it better citizens than they joined.
Handing over the cheque of (N1, 220, 000), One Million, Two Hundred and Twenty naira, for the Fifty-Four candidates, the Commissioner for Education Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh pointed out that the gesture was in keeping with Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s resolve to make better citizens out of the inmates after service.
She enjoined the beneficiaries to make maximum use is the opportunity provided to better their lots.
Earlier, the Controller of Corrections, Anambra State Command, Usifo E, has appreciated Gov. Soludo for the material and financial donations to the Onitsha Custodial Center.