TUE, 15 DEC, 2020-theGBJournal- The Delta State Government has approved the release of funds for the payment of the 2019/2020 Students’ Special Assistance Scheme, otherwise known as bursary, for students of the state origin in tertiary institutions across the country.
Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, who disclosed this in a statement, on Tuesday, in Asaba, said the payment will commence before the end of the week.
He said the continous payment of the bursary to Delta State students despite the economic hardship in the country was a futher demonstration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s commitment to human capital development of the state.
Aniagwu further urged Delta students to take advantage of the bursary payment to improve on their studies and continue to be good ambassadors of the state in wherever they are studying.
While commending the leadership of the Delta state students community for identifying with the many people oriented programmes of the Governor Okowa led government, Aniagwu assured that the administration will continue to pay priority attention to improvement of infrastructure in all institutions of learning as well as welfare of students.
Meanwhile, four hundred and sixty women drawn from the 25 local government areas of Delta State who had successfully completed their training under the Women Empowerment and Skills Acquisition Programme (WESAP) were, today, presented with starter packs in their respective areas of vocation by the state government.
Speaking at the ceremony held at the event centre in Asaba, the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa who congratulated beneficiaries of the programme, urged them to leverage on the opportunity provided for them by state government to enhance their socio-economic lives.
Governor Okowa enjoined them to use the knowledge and skills that they acquired during their training to positively impact on the lives of other Deltans, adding that the best way they could say thank you to the state government or thank God was to become an inspiring source of blessing to the society.
According to him, for them to become inspirational source of blessing to the society, first, they need to succeed and secondly, they need to take their success story further by ensuring that those around them also, succeeded.
“As I congratulate you all, I want also to let you know that we are in a challenging time because of the COVID-19 pandemic which is going through a second wave now across the world, Nigeria is not excluded, the economy is challenging and that means it becomes tougher to be able to succeed in the economy of today.
“But I do know and believe that with the enthusiasm that I see in you and what I did see on the day of inauguration before the training started that you people are passionate and you are committed to succeeding.
“So, I look forward to many of you in the next few months and years, begin to engage other Deltans to teach them that which you had already known and as you begin to positively impact on the lives of other Deltans, you truly will be appreciating God for what has been for you today,” he added.
In her remarks, the wife of the governor, Dame Edith Okowa, who expressed appreciation to God for the success of the programme, urged the 460 beneficiaries of WESAP to use the starter packs given to them by the state government to enhance their economic fortunes and that of their respective families, adding that they should also train other Deltans to enable them benefit from their vocational knowledge.
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