Ngwa High School

THE Ngwa High School, Aba, Old Boys Association, NHSOBA, has earmarked N10 million for the rehabilitation of the institution. Speaking at the combined event of the homecoming of the old boys and the golden jubilee celebration of the 1965 class in Aba, Abia State, President of NHSOBA, Chief Mike Ahamba, lamented over the dilapidated infrastructure in the school founded in 1954 and promised that the old boys would partner with the new owners— the Anglican Church— to address the challenges and re-establish a high standard of learning which the school was known for.

Ahamba said: "We are here for our homecoming, to take a look at the state of infrastructure in the school and see how we can help. The buildings are old and most of the students are day students. "We will invest at least N10 million in the first instance, in the infrastructural rehabilitation of the school. We will like a situation where most of the students would come into residence to help inculcate in them the true character of an Ngwa High School student.

"We will ensure that immediately we leave here, students of the school will enjoy water from the borehole sunk by the old boys and it will be reticulated. After that, we won't wait, we will go on to execute other projects. "We enjoyed water and showers in the 1960s, why won't our students enjoy them now? I commend the Vice President of NHSOBA, Chief Jasper Jumbo, for renovating the school chapel and library and Dr. Chianyigadi Denna, who re-roofed and installed metal doors to the science blocks."

Earlier in his address, the Principal of the school, Dr. Felix Erondu, who is also an old boy of the school, had enumerated the challenges facing the institution to include lack of laboratory facilities, dilapidated buildings, broken fences and lack of a school bus. Highlights of the homecoming event included a church service, fund raising and the giving of awards to deserving old boys.

Those who received the awards included Brig. General G. A. Umelo; DIG Ali Amodu, Justice Kenneth Amadi; Engr. Emmanuel Denna,  Gordy Uche (SAN) and the incoming Abia State University, ABSU, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Uche Ikonne; Eric Archibong and Chianyidi Denna, among others.