The Enugu State Government
has offered scholarship up to first degree level in any Nigerian university to Miss
Cynthia, the best graduating student of Shalom Academy Nsukka in 2017, Cynthia
Ali, who scored A1 in all the nine subjects she sat for in the West African
Examinations Council (WAEC) exam.
The state
government also resolved to present the student with a certificate of honour in
further recognition of her outstanding academic performance.
The favoured student
was presented before members of the State Executive Council (EXCO) at the
hallowed chambers of the council for commendation.
The state
Commissioner for Education, Uchenna Eze, at the presentation spoke on behalf of
the council, expressed delight at the impressive record.
He briefed
journalists in company of the Commissioner for Information, Ogbuagu Anikwe, and
the Special Adviser on Education, Sam Ugwu, alongside the parents and
management of the school, added that Miss Cynthia has made the state proud and
deserves the recognition and support of the state government.
He stated that the
recognition was also a means of motivation and to encourage others to work hard
to excel in their academic endeavours and continue to make their families and
state proud.
The government
charged her to remain committed to the pursuit of academic excellence,
describing her as “a role model”.
Miss Cynthia, an
18-year-old indigene of Enugu State hails from Umuagama, Enugu Ezike in Igbo
Eze North Local Government Area, has one of the best WAEC results in the state,
South East geo-political zone and the country at large.
She has applied to
read Medicine and Surgery in the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, and has
been consistent with her enviable status as the best student of Shalom Academy,
Nsukka from JSS1 to SSS3.
The student has
also been honoured on two occasions with the Certificate of Merit by
Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN), Enugu State Chapter (2016 and 2017).
In her response,
Miss Cynthia dedicated the success to God and thanked Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
of Enugu State for the scholarship and the rare honour to be presented before
the hallowed chambers of the executive council.
She described the
governor as a leader with a good heart whose passion for education is
remarkable, promising to continue to make the state proud.
In her remark, the
proprietor of the school, Vicky Onu, commended the governor and other members
of the executive council for the honour and support extended to Miss Cynthia to
further her education, pointing out that she is a product of discipline,
diligence, hard work and fear of God.
She added that the
gesture will encourage other students to work hard to achieve their aims in
life.
Source: Premium Times
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