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The Cross River State government has unveiled a five-man Bursary Steering Committee to oversee the resumption of bursary payments to students in tertiary institutions after more than a decade.
The team which was unveiled by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Linus Obogo is chaired by Prof. Paul Itari, Chairman of the Cross River Scholarship Board, is also to design a transparent application and payment system, engage stakeholders, and remove administrative bottlenecks.
Other members are Comrade Kelvin Enyam, Mr. Matthew Ochiche, Comrade Abini Okoi, and Dr. Emmanuel Duke as Secretary.
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The governor had weeks ago announced the plans by his administration to resume payments of bursaries in the state after ten years alongside special grants for medical students.
“No Cross River student should abandon their dreams because of financial hardship,” the governor said after an executive council meeting.
“In the coming months, we will resume bursary payments to our students in tertiary institutions. We will also introduce special grants for medical students to ease the burden of their training.”
He described the intervention as a return of education support schemes that had been dormant for over 10 years.
