Skye Bank Plc has renovated three blocks of 12 classrooms at Government Day Secondary School, Wuse 2, Abuja, under its ‘School adoption’ and financial literacy mentorship series in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ‘Adopt a school project’. The renovated classrooms were handed over to the authorities of the FCT Department of Education and the Principal of the school, Mr. Joseph Akor, in Abuja.
Speaking at the occasion, the Executive Director, Abuja /Northern Directorate, Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Idris Yakubu, said the bank was committed to creating a conducive atmosphere for students and teachers to learn and teach respectively. Yakubu said the bank had made substantial investment in corporate social responsibility in the education sector, adding that the bank would continue to support the school and help it achieve its objective of producing high quality graduates.
The bank director appealed to parents to save for the education of their children as a way of overcoming the challenges of funding their wards’ education, noting that savings ensured that parents were not put under pressure over payment of school fees.
The Principal of the school, Mr. Joseph Akor, thanked Skye Bank for its support and interest in the school in the last three years, saying the intervention of the bank had brought about a positive transformation of the school. In particular, Akor said the financial literacy mentorship series of the bank and the provision of infrastructure at the school has significantly enhanced the school’s ability to live up to the expectations of both parents and the students in terms of adequate and conducive classrooms.
He appealed to the bank to assist the school to provide sporting infrastructure that will enable the students to become good sportsmen and women in the future. Also speaking at the occasion, the Deputy Director, Education, FCT Department of Education, Mr. Gama Yakubu, also thanked Skye Bank for its outstanding contributions to education in the FCT. He urged other corporate bodies to emulate the bank by coming to the aid of public schools.
