N50,000 to each of the 120 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University who
were beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme instituted by the senator
representing Anambra South senatorial zone,
Disbursement of N50,000 to each
of the 120 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University who were beneficiaries
of the scholarship scheme instituted by the senator representing Anambra
South senatorial zone, Dr. Andy Uba, has begun, with the beneficiaries
shedding tears of joy and praising the senator for the gesture.
Beneficiaries
of Senator Andy Uba scholarship scheme from the Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNIZIK with officials of the scheme
The
handing over of the cash to the students began last month at the Awka
campus of the university and it was the turn of the beneficiaries in the
faculty of pharmaceutical sciences of the university last week. At that
occasion,18 students received their cash from the dean of the faculty,
Dr. Uzochukwu Ikemefuna.
Beneficiaries of the
scholarship scheme, according to the stipulated condition, were students
whose cumulative point grades were four points and above and for one to
continue to enjoy the scheme, the student must sustain the grade
throughout his stay in the university, otherwise it would be given to
another person.
Two officials of Senator Andy Uba
Foundation, Dr. Charles Nweke, who is a director in the foundation, and
Professor Alex Asigbo, coordinator, were on hand to ensure that the
money was actually handed over to the rightful beneficiaries. According
to Nweke, the scholarship was to enable the students pay their school
fees and attend to other financial problems.
Fortunately
for the beneficiaries, the school fees in UNIZIK are far below the
worth of the scholarship. For instance, school fees paid by students in
the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences is about N30,000, which means
that they have some money to attend to their other needs after paying
the official fee.
Coordinator of the Foundation,
Professor Asigbo said it was not the intention of the senator to use the
scholarship scheme to advance his political career, adding that it was
for that reason that he decided not to make the disbursement to the
benefiriaries of the scholarship scheme during political campaigns.
He
added that Senator Uba’s interest in the welfare of students in the
state would not end with Anambra South senatorial zone, adding that he
would ultimately extend it to the other two senatorial zones of Anambra
North and Anambra Central and to other tertiary institutions in the
state. He also recalled that Senator Uba single-handedly built the
magnificent Mass Communication building of Nnamdi Azikiwe University and
had been assisting in the general development of education in Anambra
State.
Two of the beneficiaries, Mr. Peter Muchie
and Miss Chinelo Okafor commended the senator for the gesture, noting
that many of them never believed it would be a reality when they applied
for the scholarship scheme.
Muchie, a 400 –level
student from Nanka in Orumba North North Local Government said: “When I
applied for the scholarship, I never knew it would turn out to be real,
considering my experience in applying for other advertized scholarships.
My joy, therefore, knew no bounds when I received the message that I
was among the winners.
“My prayer is that God
would continue to give the senator the wherewithal to continue to
service the scheme because investment in human being is the greatest
investment one can make.” To Miss Okafor from Azia in Ihiala Local
Government Area, the money would surely reduce the burden on her family
and she prayed that other wealthy Nigerians would emulate Senator Uba.
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