Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated laptops and ₦6 million to Government Secondary School, Chibok, in Borno State.
This is the same school where over 200 girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, an incident that shocked the world and led to the #BringBackOurGirls movement.
Obi made the donation after activist Aisha Yesufu informed him about the poor state of the school. In a post on his verified X handle on Wednesday, he said the school had no proper laboratory, no electricity, and only one desktop computer for over 2,500 students.
“With a population of over 2,500, the school had only one desktop computer. Aisha Yesufu respectfully requested that I buy an additional two and help install solar lighting, even if it was only for the computer classroom,” Obi shared.
He said he wanted to visit the school but was advised against it due to security concerns. Instead, Aisha Yesufu helped arrange a meeting between Obi and leaders of the Chibok community in Abuja.
At the meeting, Obi said, “I presented them with 10 laptops and 3 printers as a start. I also donated the sum of ₦2 million each towards providing some items for the lab, the computer classroom, and a handheld motorised borehole, totalling ₦6 million.”
He explained that the donation was not just charity, but a serious commitment to the future of Nigerian children.
“I promised to do more and made it clear to them that what I was doing was not a donation, but a sincere commitment and a promise to the future of our community,” he said.
Obi also used the moment to speak out against how government funds are spent, especially while students lack basic needs.
“One wonders why we live in a nation where our students don’t have labs, books, or even pencils, while our leaders live in opulence, spending billions to renovate conference centres, build car parks, and furnish new lodges of international standards,” he said.
He ended his message by calling on Nigerians and the government to rethink their priorities.
“I continue to plead on behalf of all of us that the time has come for self-examination. We must prioritise critical areas of development, education, healthcare, and pulling our people out of poverty,” Obi said.
