It was an atmosphere filled with excitement at Needham International School, Port Harcourt with encomiums pouring on her Director, Ernest Needham Chapp-Jumbo as he turned 68 recently. 

Speaking at an event recently to mark Chapp-Jumbo’s 68th birthday at the Eneka, Port Harcourt campus of the school, Administrative Team Lead of Needham International School, Christy Onuoha described Chapp-Jumbo as “a true and worthy son of Grand Bonny Kingdom in Rivers State”.

Extolling his fatherly disposition towards staff of the institution and definite efforts at pursuing their career growth and economic wellbeing, Onuoha said the Needham School Director was not aware of their intention to celebrate him, noting that it was meant as a surprise to him.

The management and staff of the institution led by her Adminstrative Team Lead, Christy Onuoha converged at the school premises to celebrate Chapp-Jumbo, with a music band on hand to serenade him with melodious tunes.

On his part, the Director of Needham International School, Ernest Chapp-Jumbo expressed his heartfelt joy to the management and staff of the school, describing their gesture as “noble”, asserting that he feels fulfilled.

Highpoint of the celebration was the presentation of a customised photo frame of the Director by the staff of the institution to Chapp-Jumbo.

Needham International School, Eneka, Obio/Akpor LGA in Rivers State is one of the very few smart schools in Africa, promising optimum educational content for children from nursery to primary and secondary levels.

The popular academic institution boasts of some of the best state-of-the-art facilities which makes modern learning environment as sine qua non for pupils and students of the institution.