By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki
ABAKALIKI — Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has cautioned beneficiaries of his scholarship scheme against cultism, prostitution and other social vices, urging them to remain focused on their studies.
The lawmaker, who represents Ebonyi North Senatorial District, awarded N100 million in scholarships to 930 indigent undergraduate and postgraduate students under his foundation’s annual education support programme.
Speaking during the presentation, Nwebonyi said the initiative was aimed at preventing financially disadvantaged students from dropping out of school.
He said the programme complements the education initiatives of Governor Francis Nwifuru, whom he credited with sponsoring more than 1,000 graduates for local and foreign Master’s and PhD programmes.
