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By Zika Bobby
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN TotalEnergies branch) has donated an ultramodern multipurpose science laboratory to a Rivers school, Community Secondary School, Rumunduru in Obio/Akpor council of the state.
Initiated by Charles Daramola, branch chairman, the science laboratory which will avail practical knowledge in biology, physics, chemistry and geography was built and equipped at a cost of N40 million, as part of the union’s corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Unveiling the facility, the chairman of the CSR committee of the union, Francis Jonathan, who spoke on behalf of Daramola, praised him for his sterling leadership qualities, which motivated members of the union towards donating to a worthy cause.
According to him, “while deciding on the project to do, we didn’t want something with short term benefits. That was why we opted to do this as a way of preparing the students for the future. It is our hope that they will use the laboratory in a way it will stimulate the spirit of advancing the society through science. As you know, the laboratory being commissioned today can compete with any laboratory anywhere in the world. It can accommodate 30 students at once and we appreciate the fact that Nigerians are very innovative people, which is why they excel all over the world. So, we did this to bring that enabling environment home.”
Amadi Melford, the school’s principal thanked PENGASSAN for the gesture and reiterated her optimism that the facility would help the students acquire hands-on science knowledge.
Collins Ewhorlu, secretary of Rumunduru Council of Chief and Elders, who stood in for Princewill Okene, the paramount ruler of the community, tasked students to make good use of the laboratory, saying the availability of the laboratory in their community meant the students no longer have need for alternative to practical because the laboratory would teach them real practical in their science classes.
