Anambra Governor Peter Obi presented a cheque of N160 million Yesterday at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Anambra state, which is to be disbursed to 160 first class graduates who are origins of the state. The Governor said it was a gesture by his administration to encourage undergraduate students to strive for academic excellence.

The governor also used the occasion to distribute 55 school buses to 55 secondary schools, saying it was part of the final push in the education sector.

He further inaugurated the distribution of more than 200 transformers to various communities as well as two fire trucks to the state fire service.

Obi assured that his successor, Mr Willie Obiano, would sustain the gesture and called on the people of the state to support the in-coming administration. Earlier, the state Commissioner for Education, Dr Uju Okeke, commended the governor for the transformation so far witnessed in the education sector.

She said that Obi’s administration had so far distributed about N2.8 billion to the Catholic mission schools and about N2 billion to Anglican mission schools.

He directed that none of the recepients should be given cash but the money should be paid into their various accounts for better utilization.