FG Gives 35 Niger Delta Youths Scholarship To Study Abroad

Kingsley Kuku
The Office of the Special Adviser to the President on
Niger Delta Affairs said on Monday in Abuja that it
had offered scholarships to 35 Niger Delta youths.
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta
Affairs, Mr Kingsley Kuku, said the scholarships were
for under graduate and post graduate programmes in
universities in the United Kingdom.
Kuku said this at the Offshore Orientation and
Departure Programme organised for the
beneficiaries.
Kuku, who was represented by the Head of
Reintegration Department in the office, Mr Larry
Pepple, said the purpose was to develop the capacity
of youths in the area.
He said 31 Itsekiri and four Ijaw youths were the
latest group of beneficiaries in the scheme offered by
his office.
The presidential aide urged the beneficiaries to
behave well while pursuing their studies.
He said the beneficiaries got the scholarship because
their communities were affected by militancy and oil
exploration.
Mr Eugene Abels, Head, Education Unit in the office,
urged the beneficiaries to always save some money
to avoid hardship in the event of delay in the
payment of their stipends.
Abels, who said the office was responsible for their
tuition fees and stipends, urged them to adhere
strictly to the laws of their host country. (NAN)