Enugu approves N30m scholarship for 300 undergraduates

No fewer than 300 undergraduates of Enugu State origin offered scholarships by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. They, however, received a cheque of N100, 000 each for the 2017/2018 academic session from the state government.

The joy of the students knew no bounds as they collected their cheques and headed for the banks, commending the governor for the gesture which they said has saved their careers, as some of them had faced imminent withdrawal owing to the lack of fund.

Two of the elated students; Ekpe Emmanuela and Anike Leonard, who spoke on behalf of their colleagues noted that presentation of the cheques to them was a dream come true as the gesture has saved those who would have dropped out of school "in the face of the inability of their parents to pay their school fees".

They pledged on behalf of other recipients, that the lucky beneficiaries would work hard to do the state proud in their respective institutions by remaining good students. Ugwuanyi, who stated that it was a deliberate policy of his administration to give a new impetus to promoting education in the state, said the scholarship award is part of the new policy.

Represented by his deputy, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, the governor urged the beneficiaries to pursue with vigour the ennobling ideals that promote qualitative education, adding that his administration "will not relent in ensuring the success of new policy thrust on education.

"You are lucky to be among the first beneficiaries of the scholarship award for the 2017/2018 academic session. The government has resolved to award scholarships to indigent, smart and physically challenged pupils in primary schools, students in secondary schools and our undergraduates in various higher institutions of learning across the country in order to reduce the burden of education on parents/guardian and ensure that these classes of students do not drop out of school".

"As undergraduates, the future belongs to you and the responsibility of managing that future belongs to you and the responsibility of managing the future cannot be successfully done if you are not well equipped through education".

Earlier in her speech, the executive secretary of the scholarship board, Mrs. Loy Nnachetam, commended Ugwuanyi for improved condition of education in the state and for offering scholarships to 300 undergraduates in Enugu State, assuring that as ambassadors of the state in their various schools, they will strive not to disappoint the governor.

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