200 Ebonyi Students Receive Grant From Rep Member
Member representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency at the national assembly Hon. Chinedu Ogah Friday file out N14 million education grants to 200 students studying in various tertiary institutions in the country.
The beneficiaries were selected from Ikwo and Ezza South respectively.
Each beneficiary reportdly went home with N60,000, while four overseas students received N500,000 each.
Some of the students, Ogah Judith Ukamaka, from item Amagu Ikwo, a first year student of library science and Information science technology, in Oko Federal Polytechnic, Anambra, thanked the lawmaker for supporting them to actualize their dream in Education.
“I was not expecting this for the first time, I received a grant of 60,000 naira from Hon. Chinedu Ogah. This money is enough to pay my school fees , now we will go into second year which is ND 2, I’m glad my school fees is at hand. We pay 30,500 in year 1 so this will take care of my next years school fees and some books.
Another beneficiary, Miss Njoku Joy from Iterm Ikwo, final year student of public administration at Institution of Management Technology(IMT), acknowledged that she received the money and commended the lawmaker noting that Education is the best empowerment for the youth.
” He gave us grant to support our education, I’m very happy to be a beneficiary of this event, this money I received today will take care of my final year school fees, we pay 50 to 53,000 depending on the year and it will also take care of other expenses in the school.
Nwankwo Chukwuebuka a 3rd year political science student of Ebonyi state University, from Amudo, Ezza South local government in his submission said he has been the one catering for his upkeep in the school.
He said poverty is killing his dream as a footballer.
” I’m one of the beneficiaries from Chinedu Ogah’s benevolence, he gave us grant to pay our school fees and meet some other of our needs in school.
This money will help me very well especially as I have been struggling to pay for my school fees this year and this is a miracle, God just intervened when my aunty called me to come and register in Chinedu Ogah foundation I never know is real.
“A part from schooling I play football but because of finance I could not continue, I was due to travel outside but due to lack of finance i could not. I sponsored myself in school, I lost my parent while I was small and I have been struggling to go to school. He decried.
Addressing the beneficiaries in Abakaliki, Hon Ogah challenged them to be dedicated to their studies and avoid acts that could mar their future.
The APC chieftain, said that as prospective future leaders, they required fundamental leadership and educational training to enhance their capacity to lead this why he picked interest in helping them.
He explained that the grant was part of his 2020 constituency projects.
His words, : “In constituency projects, you are allowed to fix money in a project.
“Some can fix in training, supply of fertilizers, while some can fix it in buying clothes for their wives.
“But I deemed it necessary to fix mine in your education because all of you are upcoming leaders.
“You are those that have the future, you are among those that would stand taller than us in no distant time, if you really chart your future properly.
“This is why we have deemed it necessary to map out some money from the budgetary allocation of N50 million to give some education grant to most of you.
“We did the part one of this scheme in December where we gave about 850 secondary school students grants to assist them in their certificate examinations.
“We have received calls from most of those beneficiaries telling us that they did well in their examinations,” Ogah said.
“Some of you here have planned what to do with the money. Some have planned how to buy Christmas items with it.
“Some have planned how to buy gifts for their girlfriends and the same with the girls.
“But I want to tell you that the g
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