Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has offered scholarships up to the university level to the Enugu and Anambra States-born young students of Government Technical Colleges (GTCs), Nsukka and Enugu, Masters Emmanuel Maduabuchi Chukwu and Chukwuebuka Udoye, who locally manufactured two aircraft (helicopter and a jet fighter) and an MP3 radio set respectively.
Ugwuanyi announced the scholarships when he received the two students at the Government House in Enugu yesterday to appreciate their talents, skills and sheer dexterity in promoting technology-based innovation in the state.
In addition, the governor gave the inventor of the two aircraft, Chukwu, an indigene of Nnewe in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, the sum of N1 million, and N500,000 to the student of GTC Enugu, Udoye, an indigene of Aguata in Anambra State, who produced the MP3 radio set, to enable them advance their inventions.
Expressing his delight, the governor disclosed that he was very proud of the students and the many feats the educational system has brought to Enugu State since the inception of his administration, stressing that “all the money being spent in education is a worthy investment.”
Appreciating the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, the Executive Chairman of the Science, Technical and Vocational Schools Management Board (STVSMB), Dr. Gabriel Ajah; the Principal of GTC, Nsukka, Peter Ugwuokpe, and other stakeholders in the educational system for the achievements being recorded in the sector, Ugwuanyi requested the state commissioner to immediately present to the State Executive Council a memo for the approval of the sum of N100 million for the construction of more classroom blocks in the Government Technical Colleges (GTCs) in the state.
The governor equally directed the Chairman of STVSMB, Ajah, to apply for the sum of N50 million for the construction of more technical workshops in GTCs in Nsukka and Enugu, and also request for employment of additional technical teachers, for the EXCO’s approval.
“I am proud of all of you; I am proud of the educational system in Enugu State, and I am excited. We gave the young student from Anambra State N500,000 and scholarship for manufacturing a radio set in our state.”
In his remarks, the state Commissioner for Education, Eze, applauded Ugwuanyi for the premium his administration places on education in the state as well as his gesture to meet with the students to encourage and appreciate their talents.
Responding, the two students, Chukwu and Udoye, expressed their deepest joy and gratitude to the governor for honouring them, adding that the encouragement and support from the governor, which they never expected, will spur them to fully actualise their dreams. They asked God to continue to bless the governor.
