A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, on Tuesday, fulfilled his promise by giving bursary award to over 400 undergraduates in Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State.
Igbere TV reports that the undergraduates described the program as a lifetime changing opportunity and thanked Hon. Kalu for his kind gesture.
Igbere TV had reported that the bursary award will be given on October 1st, 2019, to mark the Independence Day Celebration, under the Benjamin Kalu Foundation Education Support Project.
Speaking before giving out the award, Hon. Kalu who highlighted the importance of education urged the students to be studious with their academics.
He revealed that what drives him in supporting the educational part in the society is because education is power
“I made a decision long time ago that students are my constituency, by showing them love, encouraging them and to make them believe that there is future in what they are doing.
“I, through my foundation are looking forward to support and help the younger generation who will be able to make Bende proud in the future.
Kalu noted that the bursary will go beyond 400 students as he tagged today’s event batch A.
Speaking further, Hon. Kalu said he understood that Education has formal and informal, noting this, he said “we will be empowering those artisans that can do better with their handiwork, like to fix computers and cell phone, “They will be trained by an American company for 6 months. After that, they will receive seed money from BKF to start their own.
This is not party event, this is community building event, it’s beyond party affiliation. Gone are the days when people do empowerment by giving you Keke Napep, the empowerment that is important is for me to equip you to be ready for the future, Hon. Kalu said.
Speaking with Igbere TV correspondent, a 300 level student of Abia State University, Uturu, who benefited from the bursary award thanked Hon. Kalu for his kind gesture.
She noted that the program is a wonderful one because through it many students have been able to pay their school fees.
“This is a lifetime opportunity which many people will not get. Hon. Benjamin Kalu through his foundation has given us the opportunity to become whatever we want to become in life. “
“He has given us an opportunity to be the best we can be. So that we won’t have an excuse to say that this why we Illiterates”.
“This is a wonderful program which Hon. Kalu has initiated, because through this program many of us that do not have school fees can now pay our school fees “.
“May God bless him abundantly because he has changed my life through this program,” she added.
On his part, His Royal Highness, Eze Iheanyichukwu Ori, also appreciated Hon. Benjamin Kalu for introducing such initiative.
He noted that nobody has done what Hon. Kalu did today in the history of Bende Federal Constitutiency.
“Hon. Benjamin Kalu wants children to go to school. That’s why we are here today. He has done what nobody has ever done for the people of Bende at large.”
“He has shown that he is a good leader by representing the good people of Bende in the House of Representatives.”
“The students should also try to be serious with their book. They shouldn’t disappoint Hon. Kalu because he values education and that’s why he introduced this program”,he said.
Igbere TV gathered that this set of beneficiaries will be the first batch of undergraduates to benefit from the 2019 edition of the Benjamin Kalu Foundation Education Support Project (BKF-ESP2019).
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