Ike Ekweremadu
By Christopher Isiguzo
At total of 525 university students from Enugu West and Enugu North senatorial zones yesterday received N22.4 million as bursary and scholarship from Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
Out of the number, 25 undergraduates in different higher institutions in the country received N500, 000 each as scholarship, while the remaining 500 students received N30, 000 each as bursary from the lawmaker.
In his speech at the “Ikeoha Foundation Adult Literacy Day and 2013/2014 Scholarship and Bursary Award Ceremony “, which took place at the St. Paul’s College, Oji River local government area of the state, the Deputy Senate President said he was moved to assist the students in order to encourage their educational pursuit.
While noting that education remained the best gift every leader should give to the upcoming generation, the legislator asked the beneficiaries of his scholarship and bursary award to take advantage of the gesture to study hard in order to equally assist younger ones in future.
His words: “we are sowing a seed in you, we believe that this seed must germinate and you will be able to give out to others. What we are doing today does not signify the fact that we are wealthy, it does not signify the fact that we are powerful, its only an opportunity to demonstrate that it is important that when you have a privilege, you should be able to give back to the society that contributed so much to your growth”.
Ekweremadu expressed appreciation to the National Commission for Adult Literacy for partnering with his Foundation in the promotion of adult literacy in his senatorial district, explaining that his foundation had established many adult literacy centres with a view to encouraging illiterate adults to embrace education.
“This is the only way we can transform our society, a society that will be literate, that will be informed; we are in 21st century", he said.
By Christopher Isiguzo
At total of 525 university students from Enugu West and Enugu North senatorial zones yesterday received N22.4 million as bursary and scholarship from Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
Out of the number, 25 undergraduates in different higher institutions in the country received N500, 000 each as scholarship, while the remaining 500 students received N30, 000 each as bursary from the lawmaker.
In his speech at the “Ikeoha Foundation Adult Literacy Day and 2013/2014 Scholarship and Bursary Award Ceremony “, which took place at the St. Paul’s College, Oji River local government area of the state, the Deputy Senate President said he was moved to assist the students in order to encourage their educational pursuit.
While noting that education remained the best gift every leader should give to the upcoming generation, the legislator asked the beneficiaries of his scholarship and bursary award to take advantage of the gesture to study hard in order to equally assist younger ones in future.
His words: “we are sowing a seed in you, we believe that this seed must germinate and you will be able to give out to others. What we are doing today does not signify the fact that we are wealthy, it does not signify the fact that we are powerful, its only an opportunity to demonstrate that it is important that when you have a privilege, you should be able to give back to the society that contributed so much to your growth”.
Ekweremadu expressed appreciation to the National Commission for Adult Literacy for partnering with his Foundation in the promotion of adult literacy in his senatorial district, explaining that his foundation had established many adult literacy centres with a view to encouraging illiterate adults to embrace education.
“This is the only way we can transform our society, a society that will be literate, that will be informed; we are in 21st century", he said.
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