Keshi, Okoku donate N350,000 generator to alma mater

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi and US-based ex-internationals Paul Okoku and Godwin Odiye have donated a generator worth N350,000 to their Alma Mata, St. Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Ebute- Metta, Lagos.

The trio have been previously donated equipment ranging from computers to trophies for inter-house sports competition in the recent past,

Okoku, a member of the silver winning Green Eagles at the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations, said, “When I, Keshi and Odiye presented computers to St Paul ‘s Catholic Primary School in September 2012, the Mainland Secretary of Education, Mr. Lawrence Adetona, requested for a generator. Instantly Keshi told him, ‘We shall get you a generator.’

“I am happy that we have delivered the generator worth N350,000 as promised to the school through the headmistress, Mrs. G.O. Jalekun. We are committed to putting smiles on the students’ faces as we gradually redeem our pledges to the school in the coming months.”

On his part, Keshi said the trio understood the essence of uninterrupted electricity in the education of the child.

“The generator will help the children in achieving their academic goals because it will give the pupils the opportunity to achieve their academic goals without electricity interruption.”