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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has presented postgraduate foreign scholarship letters to 200 scholars from the Niger Delta region. Chiedu Ebie, the chairman of the NDDC governing board, handed over the letters to the beneficiaries during a pre-departure ceremony in Port Harcourt on Saturday.

Mr Ebie, in a statement issued by the commission’s director of corporate affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama, said that the scholars would pursue doctorate and master’s degrees in various fields of learning abroad.

“The scholarship scheme is an important component of NDDC’s human capital development programme, providing free education to scholars in the Niger Delta.

“We know that education is the most powerful weapon for changing the fortunes of the Niger Delta region.
“We expect the beneficiaries to make the best use of this opportunity given to them to acquire technical expertise for the benefit of the region and Nigeria,” he said.

The managing director of NDDC, Samuel Ogbuku, assured the beneficiaries that their tuition and accommodation would be paid immediately.

He said that NDDC had awarded scholarships to thousands, with many of the beneficiaries excelling in their academic pursuits and careers.

“You need to emulate your predecessors and come back home to add value to society, making the Niger Delta people proud,” he advised the scholars.

Mr Ogbuku advised the students to focus on their studies to succeed, assuring them that those who got distinctions in their master’s programme would receive a scholarship for a PhD.

NDDC director of education, health and social services, Dr. George Uzonwanne, said that out of 56,000 applicants, only 200 passed the electronic examination process.

According to him, the NDDC foreign scholarship programme commenced in 2010 with the aim of educating underprivileged Niger Delta youths who desired advanced training and skills.

Azuka Chinedu, the best performing candidate during the selection process, commended NDDC for giving them the opportunity to advance their education abroad.

“We will do our best to be good ambassadors of the Niger Delta and return to contribute to regional development,” he promised, on behalf of other beneficiaries.
(NAN)

https://gazettengr.com/nddc-awards-foreign-scholarships-to-200-niger-delta-scholars/

–Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has
hailed the Supreme Court’s judgment which
gave full financial autonomy to the local
governments
–Falana expressed support for the apex
court's decision and noted that the judgement
would promote accountability at the grassroots
level
–He urged the 36 state governors to study
the judgement and noted that the ruling "was
not meant to strip the state governments of
their influence over the LGAs"

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has reacted to the Supreme Court’s judgement , instructing state governments to refrain from controlling the federal allocations of local governments.

Falana reacts as Supreme Court bars Nigerian governors from dissolving LG councils and granting them financial autonomy. Photo credit: Femi Falana Falana, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, declared support for the apex court judgement.

Recall that on Thursday night, Governor Charles
Soludo of Anambra state said the 36 state
governors will meet to review the court's final
judgement on LG autonomy.

Falana tasks state governors

But on Friday, July 12, Falana argued that the judgement was not meant to strip the state governments of its influence on the LGAs, but rather, would promote accountability at the grassroots level.

He said:
“A lot depends on the Nigerian people because right now, it is difficult to talk about the autonomy of the local government. The state’s electoral commissions are manned by appointees of the state governors.

“And what they have done over the years is to manipulate the local government elections in a way, that only the candidates of the ruling parties would be declared the winners.

“Now, local governments would be expected to fix some schools, tar some roads, and even pay some workers. So, it is not that state governments will no longer participate in the affairs of the local governments…the state governments should create state economic councils and allow the local government to participate in them, just like they are part of the federal economic council.

“The judgment has to be studied by the governors so that everybody will appreciate that what the Supreme Court has done is to promote public accountability at the grassroots levels.”

https://www.legit.ng/politics/1601922-lg-autonomy-falana-interprets-supreme-court-judgement-sends-message-nigerian-governors/

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