WAEC Enrollment: Life Boat Initiative gives scholarship to deserving students

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 By Our Correspondent

Benin City: Two students of Uwelu Senior Secondary School, Uwelu quarters, Benin City - Courage Queen Onome (female) and Samuel Godspower (male), have been awarded enrollment scholarship to sit for the 2023 West Africa Examination Council's exam (WAEC), which comes up later this year, by the Life Boat Initiative for Societal Development, a non-governmental organization based in Benin City.

Speaking after presenting the scholarship award to the students, the Executive Director of Life Boat Initiative - Mr. Osarobo Ogbevoen, said the scholarship is a flagship aimed at  rendering financial assistance to deserving students of both primary and secondary schools in Edo State. 

Mr. Ogbevoen who was represented by the Program Manager - Dr. Isaac Eranga, CPM, said the students were chosen after considering several parameters such as academic performance, punctuality, neatness, and financial challege.

"This is in line with our vision of making life meaningful for Nigerians. Life Boat Initiative for Societal Development was established to inspire and nurture peace, love, friendship, good health, and sustainable living through advocacy, training, and empowerment. 

"We also promote peace through peace education, articles in newspapers, establishing peace clubs in secondary schools and organizing trainings in conflict resolution, reconciliation and mediation. 

"We want to use this medium to urge all other NGOs to borrow a leaf from Life Boat Initiative in embarking on projects that will make life more meaningful for Nigerians", he said

Speaking, the Principal of the school, Mr Omere Victor thanked Life Boat Initiative for the humanitarian gesture. He used the medium to call on all other non-governmental organizations to emulate Life Boat Initiative in bringing succour to Nigerian students.

Also speaking, the Vice-Principal, Mrs Ihimi Rosemary urged the scholarship recipients to see the award as a motivation to put more efforts in their studies, especially as they prepare for the WAEC exams. She said though their hard work earned them the scholarship, they still need to work harder. "I'm happy to be part of this historical event. May the good Lord reward Life Boat Initiative for remember in Nigeria students", Mrs. Ihimi Rosemary said.

The recipients- Courage Queen Onome and Samuel Gods power thanked Life Boat Inititive and said the scholarship will propel them to put more effort in their studies and promised to repose the confidence placed on them.

"We were not expecting it; it came like a dream. If this is how things play, we will henceforth, put more effort to our studies and remain peace loving students", they said.





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