By John Ogunsemore
The Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) has disbursed N373 million as bursary to 5,928 students from the mandate areas studying in various tertiary institutions across the country.
Head Public Relations & Protocol, OSOPADEC, Olusegun Ewata disclosed this in a Monday statement.
According to the statement, beneficiaries of the scheme for the 2022/2023 academic session included undergraduate students in Colleges of Education, Health Institutions, Polytechnics, and Universities.
Other beneficiaries are PGD, Law School, Master’s degree and PhD Students.
“While a total sum of N320m was appropriated to students in the undergraduate categories, N53m was disbursed to students in the postgraduate brackets.
“The commission, through this age long practice has continually support the educational pursuits of students in the Niger Delta region of the state thereby providing succor for them in advancing their educational career.
The Secretary of OSOPADEC, Princess Abike Bayo-Ilawole commended the Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa for approving and releasing the fund for the educational initiative.
While appreciating the students for their cooperation and resilience, the secretary assured that subsequent editions of the scheme would be smooth and seamless as all bottlenecks encountered in this year’s scheme would be minimally reduced.