Ex-international Paul Okoku donates tables, chairs to Lagos school

The Greater Tomorrow Children Fund (GTCF), has continued to drive the wheel of change and progress in the country as the foundation run by 1984 AFCON silver-medal winner, Paul Okoku on Tuesday, donated chairs and tables to St. Paul’s Nursery and Primary School, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.

At the colourful presentation ceremony of the 25 chairs and five giants desks to the school, which he attended many years back, Okoku, who resides in the United States of America, was represented by the GTCF coordinator, Mrs Grace Jalekun, who said the donation was Okoku’s contribution towards the 120th year anniversary of the elementary school.

While recalling Okoku’s kind gestures towards the school in the past, Mrs Jalekun said, ”we have seen the impact of Okoku’s philanthropy. His generosity has provided our pupils with sporting accessories, trophies, a generator set, computers and printers. This donation of chairs and tables will help our pupils to learn in a conducive environment”, said Mrs Jalekun, a former head teacher and head mistress of St. Paul Primary School.

Speaking from his US base, Okoku said, “I would like to thank the CEO and Founder of the African Children’s Fund (ACF) Mr. Victor Mbaba for his partnership in the project”/

The tape cutting of the remoulded beautiful classroom, where the new chairs and tables are to be used by Nursery One and Two pupils, was done by Tajudeen Tijani, Education Secretary in the Lagos Mainland Local Government Education Board.

A visibly elated Education Secretary said he was proud to be conferred with the honour of commissioning of the items by Okoku, who he lauded for his selfless and untiring contributions to humanity.

While noting that Okoku has been in the vanguard of spearheading noble projects