Principal, PTA and students of HSU thank Prof. Emeka Duruigbo.

On Tuesday May 27 2025, the parents of some of the students who had already obtained forms for 2025 NECO gathered at the premises of High School Umuaka in Uba for a single purpose. The day in question was the day set aside by the principal of the school to refund all the students who had registered for the 2025 NECO. It can be recalled that a son of the soil Professor Emeka Duruigbo, a renowned law professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law all the way from America, bankrolled the NECO registration fees for all the students at HSU who will be sitting for the Senior School Certificate Examination organized by the National Examinations Council otherwise known as NECO.

When the parents of the students had gathered, the principal of the school Mrs Oluchi Amaechi addressed them and explained to them why they were invited. The parents who welcomed the idea expressed their joy on the decision of the school to hand over the money to them personally.

Further inquiries by Umuaka Times confirmed that the donor, Professor Emeka Duruigbo directed that the money should be refunded to the parents of the students directly. When all the parents who had already purchased the forms had arrived, a point of sale POS agent was called to effect the transfers to the parents. In few minutes time, the transfers were successfully made to the recipients.

Umuaka Times reporters who were on the ground to cover the exercise took time to speak with some of the students, parents and some other stakeholders who were present during the exercise. All those who granted brief interviews to Umuaka Times deeply expressed their joy on the kind gesture by Professor Duruigbo. They also prayed to God to continue to guide and protect the Duruigbos.