By Victor Nwegede, Abakaliki.
The Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi has paid the school fees of over 200 indigent students in different high institutions with 40 million Naira.
He disbursed the school fees to the students during his civic reception organized by his Mbeke Ishieke Autonomous Community people at Isophumini Primary School in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State during the weekend.
Nwebonyi who is the Deputy Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate explained that every Law and Medical student among the beneficiaries got 150 thousand Naira while those in their Post Graduate Studies received 200 thousand Naira each.
He disclosed that some of the medical students in their clinic stages among the beneficiaries who were on the verge of dropping out as a result of accumulated unpaid school fees got a total of 6,720, 000 Naira.
The Lawmaker said: "About 200 students got their school fees today, those who are doing their LLB (Law) got 150,000 Naira each. Those in medicine also got 150,000 Naira each.
"Those in postgraduate studies got 200, 000 Naira each while those medical students in their clinic stages at FUNAI who were on the verge of dropping out as a result of accumulated unpaid school fees got a total of 6,720, 000 Naira. The students together were given 40 million Naira."
He expressed his readiness to sustain the tempo to make sure that no student drops out of school in Ebonyi North Senatorial Zone.
"Our motive is to guarantee our tomorrow. The best investment we can make is an investment made in human beings. We are having challenges - a lot of social vices in society today because those youth who involve themselves in the social vices are not educated.
"If they had the opportunity to be educated, probably they would have not indulged in social vices. We are making this intervention to make sure that no student dropped out from schools in Ebonyi North Senatorial Zone."
He, however, urged the students to use the money for the purpose it was meant for and not divert it to another venture.
Recall that Senator Nwebonyi was crowned on the same day as Oshimiri Atata One by his Mbeke Ishieke Autonomous Community as part of complimenting his philanthropic and evident leadership styles since he became a political leader.
The President of the Mbeke Ishieke Community, Moses Ogbaga and all the traditional rulers of Izhi land led by HRH Eze Fidelis Nwonumara and President General of Oha Izhi, HRH Eze Sunday Nkwegu Oketa commended Senator Nwebonyi for having provided a lot of succours to the less privileged ones and attracting different dividends of democracy to the Ebonyi North Senatorial District since he stepped into a political position.
They described Nwebonyi's emergence as the Senator representing Ebonyi North District in the 10th Nigerian Senate as eloquent testimony, noting that his achievements in less than a year at the Red Chambers have been the people's oriented projects and very impactful.
Senator Nwebonyi's civil reception by his people was attended by many guests, friends and well-wishers including Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, other government functionaries from the state and national levels, different personalities belonging to academic, business, media, political and religious classes.
