THE Delta State
Government, yesterday,
awarded post graduate
scholarships valued at
N196million to 36 first class
students of the state origin
to study in any university of
their choice in the world.
Presenting cheques and
letters of offer to the
beneficiaries, the state
Governor, Dr Emmanuel
Uduaghan, said the state
government was committed
to its human capital
development, starting from
the birth of a child, a policy
which he said necessitated
the free maternal healthcare
programme of the state.
He said government had
improved on ante-natal care,
which could give rise to
more first class students of
the state origin in another 20
years, adding that the state
has the best brains in the
country.
He said that government has
funds for all categories of
scholarships it has
approved, and appealed to
the beneficiaries to be of
good conduct and good
ambassadors of the state.
Uduaghan said that the state
government was committed
to the annual payment of
the scholarship. He pointed
out that the scholarship
award was not tied to the
beneficiaries working with
government upon
graduation.