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By Agency Reporter

Socour came the way of 69 Indigent
under-graduates of University of Nigeria Nsukka,  Delta State origin on Thursday as they received  scholarship award of N50,000 cash each from a philanthropist.

Prof Charles Igwe the Vice-chancellor of UNN in a remark Nsukka while presenting the scholarship certificate and N50,000 cash to beneficiaries thanked the donor, Chief Jude Ozah the Isagba of Ogbashi-Uku kingdom in Delta State for investing in education.

Igwe who was represented by Prof Uju Muo, the Director of Academic Planning in the university, urged the beneficiaries to use the money for the purpose it was meant for in order to encourage the donor to invest more in education and humanity.

"I commend the donor for assisting these indigent under-graduates from his state to enable them to graduate on their course of study.

"The beneficiaries should use the money for the purpose it is meant for as well as strive to make first class on graduation to encourage the philanthropist to invest more on education," he said.

The VC commended Prof Aloysius Okolie, Dean, Faculty of Social Science in UNN who attracted the scholarship award last year when the donor came to the university.

Speaking, Okolie explained that the donor had in April 2021 while chairing a public lecture of the Faculty of Social Science instituted the N10m scholarship award for indigent Delta State students.

"This N10m revolving scholarship scheme to be known aa Chief DrJude & Yolanda Ndudi Ozah Scholarship Scheme,  is to assist indigent students in UNN from Delta State.

"The faculty is grateful to the donor for his generosity, philanthropy and favorable disposition towards UNN and Delta State students in particular.

"We thank him for this rare sacrifice and huge investments on the poor, today 69 students shortlisted  by the Scholarship Faculty Committee and approved by the donor will receive N50,000 cash to assist them in their education.

According to Okolie, more students from Delta would benefit from the scholarship fund, by April  the committee would select new beneficiaries who would receive money for scholarship,  school sundry fees and their upkeep.

"Delta State under-graduates in  UNN will continue to benefit from this scholarship fund untill the last kobo is given out," he said.

The Dean commendied Mr. Anthony Okolie, the chairman of 5-man  Chief Jude Ozah Scholarship Committee for demonstrating transparency, honesty and integrity in administering the process.

The don  urged beneficiaries to ensure they made judicious use of the money given to them, so as to justify the purpose it was donated by the philanthropist and  who is a lover of education.

Earlier, Anthony Okolie thanked the donor, school administration, Dean and Associate Dean of the Faculty for creating the enabling environment for the comittee to do its work.

"I am glad that the committee demonstrated high level of all inclusiveness in the selection process, subjected to the final approval by the donor.

"I urge beneficiaries to always be of good behaviour throughout their stay in the institution and  to reciprocate this kind gesture by putting in their best so as to graduate in' flying colours," he sad.

Speaking on behalf of other beneficiaries, Courage Onovieraye from Ughelli South LGA, a 300 level student of  Department of Accountancy,  thanked the donor and promised  that they  would study hard in order to make good result on graduation.

"Our prayer for the donor is that, God will replenish his pocket in billionfolds, for putting smiles on the faces of the poor," she said.(NAN)