By Uzo Ugwunze
Philanthropist and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Shield Security Company Ltd, Ozo Jeff Nweke has handed over sum of N4.5million to four students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka into his Ozo Jeff scholarship scheme.
The beneficiaries included:
Ngama Hope Chidera- English language and Literary Studies; Okonkwo John-
Statistics; Alieze Samson- Education Management and Policy and David Emmanuel-
Philosophy.
The scholarships, N1million and
N1.5million respectively, meant for first quarter of the year was to enable
them procure necessary things for their education.
Presenting the cheques to the
beneficiaries in Awka, Ozo Jeff charged them to shun cultism and other evil
groups that truncate human ambition.
He said they could reach the
zenith of their ambition if they take their studies seriously.
According to him, those who
made it in life was not by mere sudden flight but through hard work, stressing
that while their counterparts were busy sleeping, they toiled all the night.
He said, "All those
characteristics that paved way for you to secure this scholarship should not
depart from you.
"I implore you all to add
more to them so they will reflect in you to be better human beings as you all
have the traits of being future President or Governors.
"You have the potentials
of great achievers but if you do not work hard to maximize those potentials in
you, they will all perish in you.
"I further urge you to be
prayerful as you watch your life style and peer influences."
Also speaking, Director of Ozo
Jeff Education Scholarship Scheme, Ikechukwu Chinweze said that the programme
had run for two years, adding that the benefactor had done more in previous
years by shouldering the academic responsibility of several other newly admitted
students.
"The programme is strictly
a sponsorship on education to tertiary institutions. Ozo Jeff has spent not
less than N100million since its commencement.
"The scholarship offer
transverses throughout the country with beneficiaries drawn from different
states.
"To qualify for the offer,
the school authority of the beneficiary must be contacted to enquire about his
or her socio-moral conduct and the person’s academic conduct must be screened
before forwarding any successful names to the foundation."
The beneficiaries, in their
separate speeches thanked Ozo Jeff for his benevolence.
Okonkwo John offered
Scholarship to read Statistics thanked him for finding them worthy to spend his
hard earned money in their academic pursuit, praying God to keep replenishing
his purse and give him more courage to continue helping the downtrodden.
Ngama Hope for English language
and literary studies, while thanking the benefactor said: "This is just
the only hope I have for attending my academic pursuit and fulfilling my
aspirations. I can only say ‘Thank you’ to our life saver, destiny helper, an
angel in disguise.
"You know, I started
paying my school fees from primary three through hair braiding because a lot of
things happened which made me to move from home and by staying with people as a
house help just to go to school.
"This is a major
breakthrough for me, it’s a major push because I never knew that I am going to
further my education", she narrated in tears.
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