The Member Representing Izzi West Constituency in Ebonyi State House of Assembly and Chairman House Committee on Public Accounts and Skill Development Hon Abiri Godwin Abiri has disbursed millions of naira to the benefitting students of his Scholarship Scheme Foundation.
Issuing the cheques at the award giving ceremony to the students for thier school fees at his Abakalik residence by the Hon Abiri Godwin Abiri Scholarship Scheme Foundation,Hon Godwin Abiri said Educatiion remains the central Coordinating sector of all human endeavours and as such all required attention must be paid to it by both government and individuals.
The Lawmaker maintained that the purpose of sponsoring the Scholarship Programme was to complement the educational Programmes of the state government and equally to make sure that the Indigents and Intelligent students are well educated adding that the scholarship Programme will help to curb the youths restivness and other social vices and that the Scholarship Scheme equally include skill Development.
Hon Abiri Commended the members of Abiri Godwin Scholarship Foundation for been prudent in thier search for the Indigents and Intelligent undergraduates of Izzi West Constituency in all the Nigerian tertiary Institutions.
He lauded the State Goverrnor His Excellency Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for introducing internal democracy which he said jettisoned politics of bitterness and acrimony and ensured dividends of democracy to the people of Ebonyi State.
Hon Abiri Godwin used the Ocassion to appeal to the people to continue supporting the APC— led government in the state which has ensured rapid transformation in both Infrastructural and human development.
The Chairman of the Scholarship Committee Mr Paulinus Alegu said the selection of the beneficiaries for the scholarship award was based on merit and Justice reflecting seven wards in Izzi West Constituency in which twenty five students were selected.
He said that Hon Abiri Godwin Scholarship Programme has put the students of the area in right path adding that the gesture will promote literacy and proper upbringing of Indigents and Intelligent students.
An elder statesman and Former Member House of Representatives Abuja, RT Hon Chief Innocent Ugochima Commended Hon Godwin Abiri for using his meagre resources to put smile on the faces of his people regatdless of the short stay in office.
The Secretary of the Scholarship Committee Dr Sylvester Awam Commended the lawmaker to have known the areas of need of his Constituency and implored the benefitting students to be studious, focused and be concentrated with dealiy problem solving in thier courses.
Princess Nancy Ebili and other members of the Committee said the programme of the foundation will have a lasting impact on the people and therefore Commended Hon Abiri Godwin for the gesture which they discribed as a true collaborative efforts in uplifting the standard of educatiion in Izzi land.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries Mr Christian Nwoga Solomon and Miss Nkwagu Uzoamaka Nkwuda said the money given will be judiciously used.
SpringNews gathered that the beneficiaries are to receive the money till thier graduation in the University.