The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has awarded N.5million scholarship grants to 37 students in 10 selected local government areas of his senatorial district in Akwa Ibom state.
The beneficiaries also received laptops when the Senate President paid a visit to his constituents on Friday at Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial district.
Dr Akpabio congratulated the beneficiaries for emerging out of the rigorous screening process.
The event held at the Ati Annang Hall, Library Avenue in Ikot Ekpene local government area, had in attendance, the wife of the Senate President, Ekaette Unoma Akpabio.
He said “I am glad that you have shown brilliance by qualifying for this scholarship, after the screening process. This grant shall be a yearly gesture from my office throughout your four years of study”.
Dr Akpabio said he was there to share the joy of the new year with his constituents whose massive support and votes took him to the Senate, where he further gained the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his colleagues to emerge the Senate President.
He called on them to sustain their support for his party, adding that the APC-led administration was doing everything possible to renew the hopes of Nigerians to give them a better life.
He said as the chairman of the National Assembly, his duty was to interface with other arms of government to ensure that dividends of democracy get to them.
Also speaking, the state chairman of APC, Obong Stephen Ntukekpo said Sen. Akpabio has stabilised the legislative arm of government to entrench synergy with other arms for a better Nigeria.
He described Akpabio “as not only being a pride of Akwa Ibom, but also a worthy ambassador”.
According to Ntukekpo the Senate President has fulfilled his promise of connecting the state with the centre, through the various engagements of Akwa Ibom citizens in top national MDAs and parastatal.
Among the dignitaries that witnessed the event were Senator Barry Mkpighi, Sen. Eteng William, Sen. Lamido Ibrahim, Sen. Osita Ngwu, Sen. Onyekachi Nwaebuayi and Sen. Ita Enang.
