By Emeka Attah
The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Victor Umeh has distributed scholarship funds to over 223 Students of Anambra Central studying in various Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.
Selected from 58 communities in his constituency, the scholarship scheme totaling N37 million, aims to support brilliant students who lack the financial means to pursue their education.
Speaking at the event held in Awka on Thursday, Umeh expressed his joy in helping deserving students achieve their academic goals.
He emphasized the importance of education in fighting ignorance, poverty, and distress.
The scholarship selection process, described as painstaking, involved stakeholders, clergy, and community leaders.
Encouraging the beneficiaries to aim high, Umeh shared inspiring stories of past beneficiaries who had excelled in their fields.
He assured the students that his support would continue and even increase in the future.
Earlier on, the Senator Umeh Media Office had stated that the empowerment is also in fulfilment of the campaign promises of the Education-loving Senator who identifies Education opportunities as best form of human capacity development and empowerment.
Senator Umeh’s foundation has been providing scholarships for 17 years, with over 300 university graduates, including doctors and PhD holders, benefiting from the programme.
“The beneficiaries of the Anambra Central Scholarship Programme who are in their first year in their respective Tertiary Institutions are brilliant but less privileged students who have been carefully selected from all the communities in the seven Local Government Areas in Anambra Central”
However, the media office clarified that the present Scheme is different from the over seventeen years old Victor Umeh Education Foundation—VUMEF
“This initiative is part of Senator Umeh’s constituency project, demonstrating his commitment to honest service and the development of his people” it stated.
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