By Enyinna Omoke, Abakaliki
In a bid to alleviate the sufferings of the less privileged ones in the society,the Member representing Ezza South State Constituency in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Hon Friday Ogbuewu has offered scholarship to the physically challenged and over 40 other students in Ebonyi state.
Friday Ogbuewu said that the scholarship programme which he started when he was a school teacher was aimed at complementing the educational efforts of the State Governor Francis Ogbonnia Nwifuru and more importantly to make up his personal desire to improve the living standard of the people.
The lawmaker said that investment in education sector outlives a generation adding that he has decided to continue with the program as long as possible but however cautioned beneficiaries against slack in educational pursuits as this may lead into thier disqualification and withdrawal.
Ogbuewu thanked the State Governor,Francis Ogbonnia Nwifuru for providing him the opportunity to effect changes in human lives,adding that as a man raised from a poor background, he knew how expensive education is and how devastating ingnoring attainment of it are.
Speaking also, the chairman of the occasion and the secretary of Ebonyi State Universal Education Board Dr Livinus Ezeuwa described Ogbuewu as an exceptional leader whose interactions with people made him to feel thier pains of wants.
He commended him for the laudable gesture most importantly at this tough time and therefore advised the students to justify the gesture.
Contributing, the colleagues of the facilitator of the programme and member representing Ebonyi North East, Mrs Chinyere Nwogbaga, Member representing Onicha West,Charles Nkwo Emezie and member representing Abakaliki North,Victor Nwoke said that the programme initiated by Friday Ogbuewu was a good partner to the educational development of the state and described him as a human being developer whose contribution towards the development of the state shall be remembered for a long time.
Also Contributing, the commissioner for Commerce and Industry , Oguzor Offia Nwali, the Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Chidi Onyia, the Senior Special Assistant to State Governnor on Power and Energy ,Chinedu Awo, the SSA to Governor on Petroleum, Mr Nnaemeka Nwafor and SA on Student Affairs Comrade Joshua Nwafor all commended, Ogbuewu for his disposition to his constituents and called on other leaders to emulate him while the beneficiaries and students of the Constituency were advised to take their studies more seriously.
The Coordinator of Ezza South East Development Center, Chita Moses Uchenna and his counterpart from Ezza East,Mrs Vivian Ogbuewu, the leader of Ezza South legislative Council ,Francis Nwali, the President of Izzo autonomous Community, Mr Ikechukwu Ojogu and the APC Chairman in Ezza South LGA Mr Chukwuemeka Uwa all appreciated the kind gesture of Ogbuewu and thanked him for replicating the educational policies of Governor Nwifuru in his Constituency.
Others who spoke include the Traditional Ruler of Umunwagu Idembia HRH Eze Alexander Uhuo, the former Chairman of Ezza South Local Government Area Chief Stephen Akochi, the General Manager of Legacy FM Mr Godfrey Chikwere, the former treasurer Ezza South Chief Christopher Nworie and Mr Okeh Christopher all praised Ogbuewu for making the Constituency proud.
Out of the beneficiaries that benefitted from the scholarship awards, the physically challenged Mr Samuel Egwu of Federal college of Agriculture Ishiagu and Miss Chioma Igwe of the Ebonyi State University EBSU on behalf of all other beneficiaries thanked the lawmaker for giving them hope and assured that the award will spur them into greater commitment.
Over five million Naira was disbursed to the beneficiaries by the lawmaker.
