Kind man paints dilapidated government school with own money, admirable photos drop

Kind man paints dilapidated government school with own money, admirable photos drop

  • A Nigerian man has shown an example of what the youths in the country should do instead of always complaining
  • The man identified as Alpha Zachariah took it upon himself to repaint a poorly-looking government school in his community
  • Social media users have commended the selfless gesture by the gospel artiste as they marvelled at the new look of the school

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While it is a common practice for youths to complain about infrastructure anomalies in the country, a Nigerian man has taken decisive action instead.

The Kaduna-based gospel artiste identified as Alpha Zachariah gave a transformed look to a dilapidated government school in his community.

Man paints dilapidated government school in his community, its new look wow many
He took it upon himself to render the self act Photo Credit: Gee Concepts stories
Source: UGC

Zachariah along with his team of painters have put their handiwork to good use for the benefit of the young learners who use the building.

Photos of the old and new looks of the school were shared on Facebook by Gee-Concepts Stories.

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Why he took it upon himself to do the painting

According to Gee-Concepts Stories that shared the story, Zachariah gave the school a new look as his own way of complaining to the government.

It was observed extra effort was put into the painting to draw characters and put writings on the wall that aid and encourage learning.

Nigerians hail the selfless man

Benjamin Zigwai Ali commented:

"Totally commendable ... Na so bible say make we dey do... Remain all of us.."

Theresa Dauda said:

"God bless you sir, The sky is your starting point and heaven is your limits."

Priscilla Musama stated:

"Very commendable... What a huge difference colours make."

Asami Tukurah reacted:

"God bless you real gud."

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported that the Edo state government had taken swift action days after man made a video that went viral in which he complained about a bad road.

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On Governor Godwin Obaseki's Facebook page, it was revealed that the government has ordered the immediate arrest of the person in charge of the project after it found that he indeed did a shoddy job.

The same media also revealed that as a way to save the situation, the Edo government took over the project at Akoko-Edo local government.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.

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