China donates 3 buildings, teaching materials to Lagos school

Chinese Consulate in Lagos, weekend, donated three buildings made up of a block of five classrooms, school hall and school offices to Ise Primary School, Ise village, near free trade zone, in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State.

This corporate responsibility service was conducted under People to People Friendship Action of the Chinese government as an outreach for domiciled Chinese companies to contribute to their host communities wherever they are in Africa.

On the official commissioning of the projects, Mr. Chao Xiaoliang, Consul General of the Peoples Republic of China in Lagos stressed the strong commitment Chinese government placed on the People to People Friendship Action.

Mr. Chao Xiaoliang also informed that 10 Chinese companies sponsored the projects and many other companies will do more.

According to Mr. Chao Xiaoliang, “the classrooms rehabilitation we have finished in your school is one of the four China-Africa People-to-People Friendship Action we carried out this year. The projects are the important parts of China-Nigeria cooperation.

“I want to say today’s project is another testimony for the amity of China to Nigeria. It is done not by one company but finished in the joint effort of several Chinese companies.

“The companies are, China Industrial and Commercial Enterprises Association, which is the coordinator of the projects and which successfully organised other Chinese companies to participate in these projects; Goodwill Ceramic, Homate System Company Ltd, LH Stainless Tank, Seven Stars Tissue, Kaway Shoe factory, Green NI Agriculture Resources Ltd, Future Star Socks, Yiwu Lao Fang Trade Co. and China donated all the building materials, whiteboards, desks, and chairs.

“China stands ready to work together with Nigeria to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in such fields as agriculture and fisheries, petroleum refining, mineral exploration, electromechanical system, light industry, textile industry, and processing and manufacturing, so as to achieve win-win cooperation and common development.

“China is willing to preferentially support Nigeria in breaking three bottlenecks that hamper Nigeria’s industrialization.”