By COMR GERARD OKALLA
It was a harvest of praises and gratitude as beneficiaries and some of their respective Parents/Guardians could not hold back their emotions as the Ikenga Imo Education Committee doled out Scholarship grants to successful applicants.
This event took place yesterday, 12 Dec, 2024, at Ideato federal Constituency Office of the performing lawmaker representing Ideato North and Ideato South Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere. The awards were presented to the jubilant Constituents by a variety of personalities including the Education Committee Chairman, Chief Sylvester Durukwuaku , Chief Nze Ezenwajiaku Nwajiugonnia (Kenchez Jr), the Director of Communication GDF, Mr Charles Okafor, the Umueshi born Media Personality, Comr. Gerard Okalla, and renowned Communication guru, Chief Rollings obieri (Okwuruoha),
Before the presentation, and after the opening prayers, the DG, Grassroot DF, Hon Ernest Njesi beaming with welcoming smile had announced the reason for the august gathering. Thereafter, the Committee Chairman welcomed the students and their parents/ Guardians and congratulated them over their success in the whole process. He urged them to give learning their utmost attention in their chosen course of study in order to justify the purpose behind the Lawmaker's Initiative.
The disbursement ceremony by the Education Committee brings to 150 the number of beneficiaries captured by the Ikenga Imo scholarship programme in the current 2024/2025 academic session.
Although the event was meant for disbursement of the grants to benefiting students in the Tertiary Institutions but it was learnt that Supplementary List emanating from the Junior and Senior Secondary categories was also attended to.
It should be recalled that the Committee responsible for conducting the scholarship programme had in the previous year, 2023, awarded 100 constituents with scholarships. With the disbursements that took place yesterday, a sum total of 250 number of Ideato students under the cover of the scholarship scheme have now been issued with the scholarship largesse by the influential lawmaker ever since its inception.
By Hon Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere's Scholarship gestures many Ideato families have been relieved of the economic burden which they would have borne paying for their wards' education. This sentiment was shared during the event as the benefiting students and their parents took turns to thank Hon Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere for his magnanimity and prayed God to sustain him in delivering more quality Representation to the people.
Reacting immediately they received their grants, some of the beneficiaries who spoke to the Media were full of praise to Hon Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere while expressing satisfaction with the process. Umeh Uchechi Favour, a beneficiary from Osina Community, conveyed her gratitude to Hon Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere for his uncommon benevolence . She promised to study hard to prove her mettle. Miss Nwokeji Chikaodi Helen, one of the recipients showered praises on the outstanding lawmaker for remembering the less privileged in his time as Lawmaker while promising to study hard in order to excel. Munonye Fortune Chidindu , a native of Umukegwu autonomous community, Akokwa fought back tears as he highlighted the impact of Hon Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere's uncommon intervention in the plight of students of Ideato extraction. Some parents also were profuse with words of commendation to Hon Ikenga imo Ugochinyere.
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