Senator representing the Cross River Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, John Owan-Enoh, has awarded scholarships worth N70 million to 700 University students and other beneficiaries.
Reports gathered that the beneficiaries were drawn from the six local government areas in the senatorial district, namely Abi, Yakurr, Obubra, Etung, Ikom and Boki.
According to the senator breakdown, the categories in the 66 electoral wards showed that 60 postgraduate students got N100,000 each, while 660 undergraduates received N50,000 each.
1, 320 senior secondary school pupils received N15,000 each and 111 pupils in the junior category got N5,000 each, while more than 1,000 candidates seeking admission into higher institutions were given N6,000 each.
Owan-Enoh noted that the kind gesture was aimed at assisting the beneficiaries in the pursuit of their academic careers. “I am not doing this because I have so much money; but because of the love, sacrifice and a sense of responsibility to the people of my constituency.
