The Nwomeh family in Ozalla, Nkanu West Local Government Area, Enugu State has announced a date for the inauguration and first public outing of The Peter Nwomeh Foundation.
A statement issued on behalf of the family by the President of the foundation, Prof. Ben Nwomeh, put the date as Friday the 26th of December, 2014. The ceremony also coincides with a remembrance for their late father, Mr. Peter Nwomeh.
The two main activities for the day are the memorial mass which will hold at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Four Corners, Ozalla, at 10 am. This will be followed by reception and inauguration ceremonies at the family compound, near the church, from 12 noon.
In the statement, Prof. Nwomeh extended invitation to relatives, friends, and well wishers of the family to the event, saying the family will be delighted and honoured by their presence. The foundation is named after the late Mr. Peter Ani Nwomeh, a foremost educationist of his time who attained fame for his outstanding academic feats.
After primary school at home, he proceeded to St. Charles Teachers College, Onitsha, for his Teachers’ Grade II Certificate. He later passed the ‘A’ Level which earned him direct entry admission for the BSc degree in Physics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, from where he graduated in 1966, thus becoming one of the earliest graduates from his community.
His teaching vocation took him to many school posts in Nkanu and beyond. He also served as a director in the State Ministry of Education, Enugu, before his untimely death in 1970, aged 39 years. Peter was passionate about education and community service. He inspired and encouraged others to the path of schooling.
To honour his memory and sustain his legacies, his family established the foundation to champion those values he most treasured which are the promotion of knowledge and selfless community service. The foundation is a non-profit, non-political organization registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Nigeria, under Part ‘C’ of the Company and Allied Matters Act 1 of 1990.
The trustees are Prof. Ben Nwomeh (President), Mrs. Angela Oguh, Dr. Callista Ijeoma Chukwu, Mr. Dan Nwomeh (Secretary), Mr. Edward Nwomeh, Mr. Benard Ugwu & Mr. Valentine Onyia.
The core objectives of the foundation are:· To undertake and engage in any activity that promotes education and scholarship in Ozalla (Ozara), Nkanu, Enugu State, Nigeria, and Africa in general·To provide scholarships and other incentives to pupils and students.
· To provide educational materials and support the infrastructural development of schools.
· To sponsor competitions within or among various schools.
· To establish libraries and research centres including ICT centers, etc.
