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A foundation known as Anyichi Foundation has doled out one million naira for ten indigent and brilliant Senior Secondary School (SS3) students in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State for the payment of their school fees and registration of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
The beneficiaries of the maiden edition of the scholarship were 10 students in SS3 from D. Mc. Glade Secondary School Ogrute and Community Secondary School, Nkpamute all in Igbo-Eze North LGA of Enugu State who were already under the scholarship of the foundation but are the first batch to register for WAEC.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Hon. Ifeanyichukwu Oyiga, an Israeli-based businessman who addressed the beneficiaries and their school management while making the presentation of the one million naira cheque to the beneficiaries at the Community Secondary School Nkpamute-Ulo in Igbo-Eze North LGA.
He said that the gesture was in solidarity with the programme of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State
in supporting and sponsoring indigent and brilliant students from the state, as well as his desire to help the poor and less privileged in society.
“Today, to the glory of God I present this one million naira cheque to these ten students for the payments of their SS3 school fees and registration of their WAEC.
“The beneficiaries are the first set of secondary school students who are under the scholarship scheme of Anyichi Foundation and our plan is that many more students will follow.
“What we are doing through the foundation is in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s programme, to support students of the state in their education, as well as the passion in me to help the poor and less privileged ones in society.
“It is not that I have much to give but, because I appreciate God’s continuous grace upon my life, and helping the needy has been my earnest prayer to God Almighty to provide me with the resources that I will use to actualize my dreams for the society,” he said.
Oyiga who was represented by his wife, Mrs. Ifeoma Oyiga urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the money by committing it to their school fees and WAEC registration, that was even as he appealed to the school management and the teachers to prepare them very well for the upcoming WAEC exam to enable them to make good grades in all their subjects.
Responding, Mr. Gerald Atamah, Principal, Community Secondary School, Nkpamute, commended Hon. Oyiga for the 1 million naira donation to the students saying that there is no investment and legacy that surpasses that of human capital development which he said the philanthropist has brought to the area, adding that generations to come will remember the indelible mark.
“Hon. Oyiga has been touching and changing the lives of many in a positive way in Igbo-Eze North LGA through the Anyichi Foundation.
“Helping the ten beneficiaries to pay off their school and register their WAEC is a good foundation that can lift somebody from nothing to something big in society.
“One can build castles and mansions but nobody remembers you when you die, but it’s your legacies and those you touched their lives that will remember you tomorrow when you die,” he said.
The Principal who prayed to God to reward Hon. Oyiga abundantly for the gestures and his care for the needy assured the foundation that they would do their very best to prepare the students well for the WAEC examination.
Miss Cynthia Ene, one of the beneficiaries from D. Mc. Glade Secondary School Ogrute who responded on behalf of other beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to Hon. Oyiga and the foundation for the kind gesture and for supporting their education.
“We are grateful for this wonderful kind gesture and support to our education by Hon. Oyiga through his Anyichi Foundation, we will forever remain grateful to you for this noble opportunity you provided to us to acquire secondary education.
“I assure you that we will dedicated to our education to come out with flying colors after the WAEC examination as well as remain good ambassadors of Anyichi Foundation,” she said.
Our reporter gathered that Hon. Oyiga, a philanthropist, who hailed from Nkpamute in Enugu-Ezike in Igbo-Eze North Local Government area has been touching the lives of people positively in the entire local government.
Mr. Desmond Abugu, an official of Anyichi Foundation was among those present during the occasion.
