Abia State government says it will investigate the cause of the fire
\nincident which engulfed one of the hostels of the Federal Government Girls
\nCollege, Umuahia with a view to punishing anyone or group found culpable
\nin the act.<\/p>\n
Governor Theodore Orji gave the assurance at the school when he visited to
\nsee things for himself.<\/p>\n
He recalled that this was not the first time a fire incident was happening
\nin the institution in recent times and assured however that it will be the
\nlast.<\/p>\n
He sympathized with the students who lost their belongings in the inferno
\nand donated the sum of N2 million to the principal of the school to help
\nthe affected students replace their destroyed items.<\/p>\n
Governor Orji stated that it was his primary responsibility to provide
\nsecurity to the students and thanked God that no life was lost in the
\nincident.<\/p>\n
The governor described the institution as a great school which has
\nrecorded many achievements in academics and in other areas and stated that
\nhe was proud of the institution.<\/p>\n
He maintained that he sees the school as his own as far as it remained in
\nAbia.<\/p>\n
Earlier, while conducting the governor round the affected hostel, the Ag.
\nPrincipal of the school, Dr. Earnest Chukwuka explained that the fire
\nstarted while the students were in the classroom for night prep, pointing
\nout that all the 119 students residing in the hostel lost their personal
\nbelongings.<\/p>\n
He thanked the governor for sending fire fighting trucks to put off the
\nfire as well as his continued fatherly attention to the school, revealing
\nthat the governor always comes to their assistance when they call on him.<\/p>\n
In his comment, the Parents Teachers Association chairman, Sir G.O.C.
\nNnaji stated that one of the problems confronting the school is
\naccommodation, explaining that the insecurity situation in the North had
\nforced many parents to relocate their children back home and appealed to
\nthe governor to come to their aid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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