Ebonyi Lawmaker, disburses another scholarship for 35 constituents


In his bid to contribute to the education of the students in his Constituency, Hon Chief Abiri Godwin Abiri, a member representing Izzi West Constituency and the House Committee Chairman on Public Accounts in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly has disbursed another scholarship for over thirty five students benefiting a hundred and twenty thousand naira each.


This will be the second edition of the annual scholarship awards of the lawmaker will be giving out to the students in his Constituency through his foundation.

In his message, the facilitator and donor of the award, Hon Chief Abiri Godwin Abiri said that his major aim at the award was to give the people the greatest asset which is education that formed the establishment of the Chief Godwin Abiri Scholarship Foundation, the main partner in the scholarship award.

He thanked God Almighty for the grace and also commended the state Governor Rt Hon Francis Ogbonnia Nwifuru whom he said he emulated having had his own scholarship progmmes right from when he was Speaker of the State House of Assembly and still continuing as a Governor of Ebonyi State where he runs both local, National and overseas scholarship.

Hon Abiri equally thanked the scholarship committee led by Mr Paulinus Alegu for the selection of indigent and brilliant students as beneficiaries of the awards both in the maiden and second edition adding that their diligence and commitment towards the program was a real boost to the foundation.

The lawmaker congratulated the beneficiaries for the value they attached to the scholarship programme and implored them to be more studious adding that the Programme shall be continuous with dedicated and brilliant students in focus throughout its duration.

Speaking also, the chairman of the occasion, Dr Nwali Okata said that the foundation and the awards has provided the students an opportunity to grow higher in thier educational pursuit and a big relief to the parents in the payment of the school fees adding that the beneficiaries should make the better use of the award to work towards achieving better future and shy away from any act that can be a distraction to thier success.

Another member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly representing Ohaozara East Constituency Hon Igu Chikezie Nwankwo said the award will be a good boost to the educational pursuits of the beneficiaries and implored them to be more studious in thier quest of becoming leaders of tomorrow.

He commended the donor, Hon Abiri Godwin Abiri saying he has really demonstrated his love for his people through this particular challenge he has taken.

Adding his voice, the chairman of Chief Godwin Abiri Scholarship Foundation Mr Paulinus Alegu commended the sponsor, Hon Abiri Godwin Abiri for coming to the aids of the students and assured that the foundation will always look for intelligent and indigent students to enroll into the programme as the foundation will continue to work hard for the progress of the beneficiaries.

Also Contributing, a member in the Ebonyi State Civil Service Commission Hon Chris Uchaji applauded the wonderful benevolence which he said was a sign of modern civilization that elected members of the parliament will save money to assist his constituents and therefore called on people to imbibe the cultural heritage of Hon Abiri to make valuable impact on the development of the people.


An Associate Professor at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo , Dr Ntasiobi Igu Chikezie Nwankwo implored the beneficiaries to give priority attention to their studies so as to give more encouragements to the lawmaker, Hon Chief Abiri Godwin Abiri.

Responding on behalf of all other beneficiaries, Mr Nwoga Christan Solomon of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo said that they will be more focused in thier studies, while Miss Fidelia Oshim in the Medical Laboratory Department in Ebonyi State University said that as a fatherless , she had almost lost hope of having education but Hon Godwin Abiri brought the hope back through the scholarship awards and prayed God to continue to empower him to do more for the orphans.