A’Ibom First Lady Designate Renovates, Equips Science Laboratory For Secondary School In Uyo 

UYO
Community Secondary Commercial School, Ikot Oku Ikono in Uyo Local Government Area, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, took delivery of a renovated science laboratory equipped with science apparatus, from the Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State.
Recall that the wife of the governor, late Pastor Patience Umo Eno, had paid an unscheduled visit to the school,while she was alive and promised to renovate and equip the school’s science laboratory.   
During the handing-over ceremony of the project at the school premises, Wednesday, the coordinator of the Office of the First Lady, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, charged the school authority and students to make good use and take proper care of the laboratory which, she said, would help the students perform better in Sciences. 
Lady Obareki, who was represented by the chairman, State Secondary Education Board, SSEB, Dr. Ekaette Ebong Okon, promised that the Office of the First Lady would continue to collaborate with schools to further enhance the learning experience of the students. 
  “This was a promise made by our mother, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, and for people like her, a promise made, must be a promise kept. And, today, we have seen that that promise has been kept. 
  “I want to urge every student who is Science based to understand that this laboratory is made for you. It will make you to understand many things. It will make you to think critically and it will help you perform well in school,” she stated. 
The principal of the school, Mrs. Nse Eyibio, in her welcome address, expressed delight that their request for a multi-purpose science laboratory has been fulfilled. 
Eyibio praised Governor Umo Eno and the coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Mrs Helen Eno Obareki, for keeping the promise made by late Pastor Patience Umo Eno during her visit to the school for the celebration of the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child.
To ensure effective use of the fully equipped multi-purpose laboratory for learning, Eyibio requested 150 stools, gas cylinders, proper lighting, and security measures for the facility, as additions that are needed to further achieve the intended purpose of the laboratory.
In a note of appreciation, the senior girls prefect of Community Secondary Commercial School, Ikot Oku Ikono, Miss Aniediongo Joseph, commended Lady Obareki for her unwavering commitment and dedication to educational advancement, stating that the state-of-the-art science laboratory will create access to quality learning and ignite the passion for science and innovation.
Present at the event were several distinguished guests, including the the wife of the member representing Uyo State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mrs Idongesit Asuquo; permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education and dean, College of Permanent Secretaries, Mrs Stella Etukakpan; the wife of the chairman of Uyo Local Government Council and president of WALGON, Mrs Akaninyene Udo; former chairman of Nsit Atai Local Government Council, Lady Emem Ibanga, and wife of the chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Mrs Joyful Eyo.