Foundation gives scholarship to over 50 indigent students in Cross River

 

To cushion the negative effect of petrol subsidy removal, a charity organisation, Florence Agogo Foundation, has given bursary to over 50 indigent students across the 18 local governments of Cross River State.

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Speaking at a dinner night and the scholarship award ceremony at the weekend in Calabar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organisation, Mrs. Florence Agogo, said the gesture was an opportunity to positively affect the lives of fellow Nigerians.

The event was organised in collaboration with the National Association Cross River State Students (NACRISS) worldwide.

She said the award, which was an annual event, was the foundation’s modest way of oundation gives scholarship to over 50 indigent students in Cross Rivers improving the academic pursuit of indigent students of Cross River State origin, “especially at a time like this when Nigerians are going through difficulties occasioned by the petrol subsidy removal by the Federal Government.”

“So, when the president of NACRISS reached out to me, I felt in this kind of event we needed to have the presence of all the benefiting students so that we can assist them in the payment of their school fees, faculty fees, transportation, house rent, feeding and so on.”

The Special Adviser on General Duties to Cross River State governor, Mr. Ekpenyong Akiba, hailed the organisers and sponsors of the award ceremony for complementing the government’s efforts in the educational subsector.

Akiba, who was the chairman of the occasion as well as one of the honorary awardees, said the foundation’s bursary award to indigent students was in line with the policy trust of the Governor Bassey Otu administration.

Presenting an honorary award to the chairman of the event and other awardees, the NACRISS President, Worldwide, Akpeke Peter, said the award was to recognise ‘Cross Riverians’ that had impacted positively in the lives of students.

One of the beneficiaries, Precious Asuquo, thanked Florence Agogo Foundation and NACRISS for providing a platform where students were offered scholarship to support their upkeep in school.