How Senator Chris Ngige Gave N10,000 Scholarship To 2,796 Anambra Central Indigenes

 

Odogwu Media heard over the radio that Senator Chris Ngige representing Anambra Central in the Senate gave scholarship to 6,000 Primary and post primary students as well as 600 Tertiary students , or something close to that. That was credited to Chief Charles Amilo Chairman of the scheme and former commissioner for information in Anambra . He said it costs Senator Ngige  One Hundred and Five Million (N105) Million naira.

But later I read in the Sun that Ngige gave 2, 796 pupils and students that scholarship. At a function later at different locations in the seven local government areas he presides as senator in Anambra Central, the pupils and students were given N10,000 cheque with a mandate to open a bank account with Diamond Bank probably for Awka South. They were asked to collect their next school fees from the same bank next year.

But Chief Victor Umeh fired the first salvo describing it as sham and fraud , although Ngige has not replied him Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com is sure Ngige would do or his media team. 

odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com is not adding up the the sum but was worried at the sum Amilo pronounced while the studnets were given N10,000 at least the cheques we sighted  and some names from some communities in Awka North repeated

And a national daily The Nation carried this ‘’Anambra communities agog for Ngige’s scholarship’’ written by Nwanosike Onu

Seven communities in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State were in celebration mood yesterday as Senator Chris Ngige distributed his scholarship in the areas.
The communities are: Amansea, Ebenebe, Ugbenu, Mgbakwu, Amanuke, Urum and Achalla.
It was the grand finale of the scholarship in Anambra Central Senatorial District, consisting of the seven local government areas Ngige represents at the National Assembly.
The scholarship comprises 350 for secondary school pupils and over 20 for students in tertiary institutions. They are among the 6,000 he distributed.
Dignitaries at the event included traditional rulers from local government and top politicians, especially those of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Leadership publisher and APC presidential aspirant Sam Ndah-Isaiah also attended the ceremony.
The scholarship for Awka North Local Government Area was shared among beneficiaries at Eziogbo Community Primary School at Amansea.
Community leaders, traditional rulers, community leaders and the parents of the beneficiaries hailed Ngige for assisting the less privileged in the area.
Among speakers at the event were Chief Dennis Ngene, Chibuzor Obiakor, a House of Representatives aspirant; Igwe Ben Nweke of Urum; APC State Youth Leader Muomaife Augustine.
The people expressed gratitude to Ngige as the first politician to do so much for his constituents.
They said the senator’s contributions to the people’s welfare were akin to what the late Premier of Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, did for the Yoruba.
It was learnt that beneficiaries of the Ngige scholarship cut across all political parties.
Addressing the crowd of over 10,000 people yesterday, Ngige said the scholarship was among his programmes for the state when he was governor.
The senator said it was stopped by the enemies of progress.
He said: “When I went to the Senate, I promised myself that such a dream must not die since many families find it difficult to foot the bills of their children in schools.
“This scheme is a continuous thing because it will not stop, even if I die. That is why it has to go to over 6,000 students in Anambra Central.”
Two banks, he said, would administer the scholarship for Awka North Local Government Area. They are Unity Bank and Keystone Bank.
Ngige said three other banks would handle other areas.
The senator said APC would alleviate the suffering of the people in Anambra and other parts of the country.
He said: “Without knowledge, you cannot achieve anything. This is the reason for developing the human capacity of these children.”
Nda-Isaiah urged the people to vote for APC in next year’s elections to enable the nation make progress.
He noted that none of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governments had given out such a high number of scholarship within a short time.
The Leadership publisher said what Ngige did in Anambra Central Senatorial Zone had not happened in the state.