OVERSEAS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS: PROF. OBY OROGBU TO FACILITATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AWKA NORTH/SOUTH YOUTHS.
The Labour Party candidate for Awka North and South Federal Constituency, Prof. Lilian Oby Orogbu has given a hint of some of her plans for Awka North and South Federal Constituency when elected in the forthcoming 2023 general election.
Prof. Oby Orogbu, A quintessential erudite Scholar and former Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka who successfully
supervised over 4 PhDs and over 19 Post Graduate students stated that she is prepared and well grounded to provide the good people of Awka North and South Federal Constituency an unequaled representation which has eluded them in the past.
*She assured that she would facilitate exchange programs, federal government and International organisation overseas undergraduates, Masters and Doctorate degrees scholarships for students and youths of Awka North and South Federal Constituency.*
She revealed that in this year 2022 alone, the federal government has shortlisted 8,800 Nigerian students for overseas scholarships with Awka North and South Youths neglected because the federal Constituency lacks a representative that has the capacity to ensure that the good people of Awka North and South are not left out in such opportunities.
*In her words, she said thus, “Educational empowerment and knowledge transfer to Students and youths of Awka North and South Federal Constituency will be my utmost priority and focus in the National Assembly.*
*”I will tirelessly pursue and ensure that my Constituents benefits from the following scholarships programs which are available to Nigerian students for undergraduate, Masters and Doctorate degrees”,*
*”The Federal Government foreign and local scholarship awards, Presidential Special Scholarship for Innovation and Development (PRESSID) and NYSC EX-Corps Scholarship, Commonwealth Scholarship, Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship, An annual American scholarship for Nigeria students which covers tuition fees at any American institution, living expenses, and travel costs.*
*Chinese Government/African Union Scholarship for Nigerian Students interested in studying in China for various study programmes at top Chinese universities, Italian Government Master’s/PhD Scholarship for Foreign Students and a monthly grant of €900 for each full academic year, The Japanese Government’s MEXT full Scholarship Program which covers bachelor’s or master’s degree.*
*DAAD German Scholarship for Sub-Saharan African Students which comes with a monthly allowance aimed at covering the cost of living in Germany for Nigerian students who desires to obtain master’s degree or a PhD,*
*Swedish university programme awards, which has 300 scholarships annually, where students can choose between 650 different master’s programmes and also receive a monthly grant of SEK 10,000 as well a travel grant.*
She appealed to all Stakeholders, Men, women, Youths and students in Awka North and South Federal Constituency to embrace Labour party and support her vision, passion and drive to represent the good people of Awka North in the National Assembly by ensuring that they register and collect their voters card to enable them to send her to Abuja to represent them in the next general election.
