Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has offered a
foreign scholarship to three indigenes of the State who are
recipients of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Presidential
Honour Award.
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In a press statement, Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant (Media)to
Rivers State Governor quoted Wike as saying that the State is proud
of the selfless and humanitarian service rendered by the three
awardees during their NYSC programme.
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The governor announced the award of foreign scholarship during a
courtesy call on him by the recipients of the presidential honour
at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
He said while the Federal Government deserves commendation for
offering the awardees automatic employment, the State government
has decided to offer them scholarship for Masters and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees in any University of their choice anywhere in
the world.
Governor Wike stated that once the awardees present their letter
of admission to the Secretary to the State Government, their
tuition will be paid in full to prevent them being abandoned by the
next administration.
“I will suggest you further your education, go overseas and do
your Masters. I am not saying that job is not good, but education
is better.”
On the contrary, the governor said if they want employment, then
the State government will offer them automatic employment in the
State civil service.
The governor said his administration will not relent in
promoting human capital development in all sphere of human
endeavour in the State.
He declared that the State government has approved funds to the
Ministry of Education to pay the tuition of Rivers State indigenes
studying medical sciences at the PAMO University.
“In the next few years, Rivers State will not lack doctors.
Every year we sponsor not less than 100 Rivers indigenes to read
medicine and other related courses like pharmacy, medical
laboratory. Now, that we have Rivers
State University and we have a Medical College, in the next ten
years, Rivers State will be exporting doctors.”
Rivers State NYSC Coordinator, Chief Chinwendu Chukwu, said the
awardees who served in Jigawa, Yobe and Bayelsa States
respectively, distinguished themselves by rendering selfless
humanitarian service during their national service programme.
Speaking on behalf of the awardees, Gilbert Kiaka Goodnews,
explained that during his national service, he was able to offer
free ICT training to over 200 students in Bayelsa State.
He said another recipient of the presidential honour, Miss Worlu
Aruchi Rachael, a lawyer, offered free legal services to 22 inmates
and secured their release from jail in Yobe State.
Goodnews further explained that the third recipient, Jasper
Deebari Uchenna during his national service discovered that most
streets in the Jigawa State were not named and decided to name
them.
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has offered a
foreign scholarship to three indigenes of the State who are
recipients of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Presidential
Honour Award.
In a press statement, Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant (Media)to
Rivers State Governor quoted Wike as saying that the State is proud
of the selfless and humanitarian service rendered by the three
awardees during their NYSC programme.
The governor announced the award of foreign scholarship during a
courtesy call on him by the recipients of the presidential honour
at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
He said while the Federal Government deserves commendation for
offering the awardees automatic employment, the State government
has decided to offer them scholarship for Masters and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees in any University of their choice anywhere in
the world.
Governor Wike stated that once the awardees present their letter
of admission to the Secretary to the State Government, their
tuition will be paid in full to prevent them being abandoned by the
next administration.
“I will suggest you further your education, go overseas and do
your Masters. I am not saying that job is not good, but education
is better.”
On the contrary, the governor said if they want employment, then
the State government will offer them automatic employment in the
State civil service.
The governor said his administration will not relent in
promoting human capital development in all sphere of human
endeavour in the State.
He declared that the State government has approved funds to the
Ministry of Education to pay the tuition of Rivers State indigenes
studying medical sciences at the PAMO University.
“In the next few years, Rivers State will not lack doctors.
Every year we sponsor not less than 100 Rivers indigenes to read
medicine and other related courses like pharmacy, medical
laboratory. Now, that we have Rivers
State University and we have a Medical College, in the next ten
years, Rivers State will be exporting doctors.”
Rivers State NYSC Coordinator, Chief Chinwendu Chukwu, said the
awardees who served in Jigawa, Yobe and Bayelsa States
respectively, distinguished themselves by rendering selfless
humanitarian service during their national service programme.
Speaking on behalf of the awardees, Gilbert Kiaka Goodnews,
explained that during his national service, he was able to offer
free ICT training to over 200 students in Bayelsa State.
He said another recipient of the presidential honour, Miss Worlu
Aruchi Rachael, a lawyer, offered free legal services to 22 inmates
and secured their release from jail in Yobe State.
Goodnews further explained that the third recipient, Jasper
Deebari Uchenna during his national service discovered that most
streets in the Jigawa State were not named and decided to name
them.