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The Presidency of the All-Africa Students’ Union (AASU) felicitated with the Chairman/Founder, Unubiko Foundation, Chief James C. Ume as he marks his Birthday on October 1, 2023, a day that coincides with the Independence Day of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In a statement signed by Mr Abrhaley Arefaine Hailenchael, the Executive Director to the President of All-Africa Students’ Union (AASU) and made available to newsmen at the Guji Complex Office of AASU at Bole, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the body further conveyed commendations of the AASU President H.E. Osisiogu Osikenyi Enyinnaya for his contributions to Humanity and Education through his “Unubiko Foundation”.

The foundation has implemented many intervention programmes in Nigeria in areas of education Support, Skills Acquisition in Digital Technology and other areas, Youths and Women Empowerment, Job Creation and Poverty Reduction among others including the intervention fund to rebuild the Ovukwu-Abam Secondary School, Atan Abam in Abia State – Nigeria; where the President of AASU also hails from.

He added that “information available to the Presidency of AASU Office in Addis Ababa reveals that Chief James Ume has touched the lives of the less privileged without making noise as he has perfected the act of giving to become one of the shining and inspirational lights in humanitarian spaces in Nigeria; humanitarian feat is legendary as all the 27 Abam villages bear imprimatur of his benevolence and charity.

“Last month, he handed over a Customary Court he rebuilt at the cost of over N150 million.

“He also handed over the Presbyterian Church he rebuilt, a women development centre, and Ovukwu-Abam Secondary School, Atan-Abam, which he rebuilt, valued at N500million.

“Ume has empowered hundreds of widows, awarded no fewer than 200 scholarships for students in Arochukwu Local Government Area, paid WAEC fees for all students in Atan-Abam in 2020, and donated 100 brand new laptops to trainees in digital economy.

“He has also provided transformers to aid rural electrification, financed 44 boreholes for the 27 villages that make up Abam, among other philanthropic projects”, the student body said.

The statement also noted that “AASU celebrates the meaningful contributions of Chief James Ume – the basis upon which the Union is specially celebrating and commending his today.

“Happy Birthday, Media Guru and Philanthropist per excellence, the Statement ended!”, AASU stated.