Ini Mbang, popularly
known as Brandiny, a renowned entertainer takes out time to visit secondary
school students in Akwa Ibom state and assist them in their academics and
entertain the students. The Lagos based international artiste said he came home
to share his talent, experience and assistance to the Akwa Ibom students giving
the hope for the future...
The proud Akwa Ibomite
who is also the son of the former head of Methodist church Nigeria and the
world His Eminence Dr.Sunday Mbang (CON) made this known in during an educational
outreach programme for secondary schools tagged ‘Brandiny spends time with
secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State’ and the first school to be
visited was Girls high school, Ikot Ibiok, Eket.
During this, Brandiny
said that the programme aims at boosting the students’ self-confidence, for
them to pay complete attention to their academics and working hard to achieve
good grades.
The programme is also for the students to involve in
extra-curricular activities, so as to develop their talents at these early
stages. He maintained that for the students to discover their best subjects and
talents would build respect for themselves as individuals and even their
parents, teachers and the world at large.
The graduate of economics urged them
to believe and see themselves as the best in all their endeavours and having a
positive perception of themselves would take them to their zenith in life.
He
also showed gratitude to His Excellency, Governor Godswill Akpabio for his free
education scheme and this was a way of supporting and complementing the
Governor’s work.
The principal of the
school Princess Grace B. Etang, said students of the school have continued to
maintain a high level of discipline and improvement in their academic and
physical output, attributing this feat to the diligence and commitment to duty
by the staff.
Etang said the school, which was founded in 1983 by Eket Women
Development Association, to promote the girl-child in Eket and the country at
large, has since its inception benefited from its founders, its Parents Teachers
Association, Exon Mobil and well-meaning individuals.
She listed the
challenges of the school to the swampy nature of the premises during the rainy
season, lack of perimeter fence, shortage of teachers in subjects as
mathematics, commerce, history and computer studies and inadequate staff
quarters. Others are non-installation of the generating plant and lack of
stabilizers for the computers donated by Total Fina Elf and she appealed to the
Government, public and spirited individuals to come to their aid. She also
thanked Mr Ini Mbang for his visit, showing appreciation and gratitude for the
support he gave.
Ini Mbang’s manager, Mr.
Martin Onyirioha also told us that a spelling competition was put up for the students as
part of the programme of the day where the winner and 16 other participants
went home with several prizes.
The day also featured
a musical performance by Ini mbang where
the students, staffs and guests were entertained beyond their wildest
imagination.
The winner of the
spelling bee competition Miss Eunice Isaac Isaac, an SS1 student, who busted
into tears, when she was presented with the gifts. She was given a mobile
phone, dictionary, mathematical sets and exercise books by Ini Mbang while
other participants went home with mathematical sets and exercise books.
In her
words, “I never imagine that I would win this competition. I was about to go
home and tell my mum who the winner was, but here I am holding the winning
prizes, God bless Ini Mbang for remembering us”.
He also donated
dictionaries to the school’s library and two sets of dance costumes to the
school. Also at the event, P-Harmony
the MC, the director of Dance Ville Academy; Mrs
Edimabasi Udoh and Nollywood actress, Mrs Ekaette Inyang, encouraged the
students on the drive for creativity, passion and dignity.
Ini mbang said he
would be visiting other public schools in Akwa Ibom to continue with this
humanitarian act.
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