We have watched this video of how one of our young Abia daughters was expertly driving a 40-foot container truck. While her spirit and tenacity symbolize the can-do individual libertarian attitude of Abians, to improve themselves over depending on others, we do not celebrate our young people driving trucks in this framework. Odinakachi is just 19 years old and should be in school.
Possibly, she could be one of the young people in Abia who emerged overall #1 in Nigeria on NECO’s national exams. Abia led in NECO and in the last SSCE, Abia was also on top. This week, I thanked our Governor, Dr Alex Otti, during a Zoom meeting, for whatever his administration did that made Abia to leapfrog outside the top 10 for a decade to return back to top-3 within two years. We spent time with His Excellency discussing education in Abia State.
In Abia, we do not want our young people to be driving trucks
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We’re trying to locate her and please if you do, let her connect. The Abia State Diaspora Commission will offer her a full scholarship to attend any public university in Nigeria. Sure, when she finishes, if she wants to participate in logistics, trucking and broad supply chain business, that would be her choice.
But right now, the Commission wants Odinakachi to return back to school. Ask her to email info@tekedia.com for linkage with secretariat, so that the Commission will work out her scholarship so that she returns back to school.
We’re Abians; we’re God’s Own State: prosperity through enterprise!
Ndubuisi Ekekwe
Board Member, Abia State Diaspora Commission
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Members of Board – Abia State Diaspora Commission
Rev. Annie Onwuchekwa – Executive Secretary
Chief Alwell Okey Agbara – Chair
Chief Leonard Ibeka
Engr. Bob Ibeneme
Ndubuisi Ekekwe
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