Praises
Natasha Akpoti
Provides
scholarship to Fatima Bombom Sani
Kogi State Government is determened to support the
education of brilliant students, Governor Yahaya Bello said yesterday.
Governor Bello provided scholarship to the tune of
$93,000 to Ms.Fatima Bombom Sani, the best graduating student at the 2015 Call
to Bar examination of the Nigerian Law School.
Bello, who spoke while receiving Ms. Fatima Sani,
her relatives,alongside Bar. Natasha Akpoti at the Kogi State Government House lamented
a situation where academic excellence has not been given therequisite reward in
Nigeria.
“The case of Fatima Sani reminds me of how academic
excellence has notbeen adequately rewarded in Nigeria. Imagine someone that
bagged nine separate awards including “Best Student of the Year and Council of Education
Star Award, and nothing was done for her since 2015.”
He applauded Akpoti for taking up the case of
Fatima Sani. "It was Bar. Natasha Akpoti who sought the intervention of the
Kogi State Governor who was not only surprised but disappointed that Fatima was
left unsupported while no information was brought to his office concerning her
case.
He charged privileged Nigerians to make more
contribution to the education of brilliant students.
“I heard about your exceptional performance at the
Nigerian Law School in 2015 and assumed you were recognized and sponsored by
the administration of the day. It is unacceptable that such brilliance is not
celebrated and promoted. Nevertheless, I shall grant you a personal scholarship
to celebrate your exceptionality and help your career-defining goals.”
Governor Yahaya Bello stated that after some
inquiries and validation of Fatima's credentials, he in his capacity declared a
full scholarship for Fatima to study Masters in Finance Law at the Colombian
Law School, in the United States of America.
Bello thanked Natasha Akpoti for her humanitarian
efforts in bringing Fatima’s issue while urging Fatima to uphold her academic
excellence and make Nigeria proud and return home to serve fatherland. Speaaking,
Barr. Akpoti commended Governor Bello for his benevolence and penchant for
promoting academic excellence.
“We must celebrate heroes like Fatima in view of
motivating young people especially girls towards exceptional educational
performances.”
She advised Fatima to go for her studies and come
back to contribute her quota to the development of Kogi state and Nigeria Akpoti
had on April 27, 2018 via her Facebook page, advocated sponsorship to help
Fatima further her academic dreams having emerged as the best graduating
student at the 2015 Bar exam where she bagged nine separate awards including
“Best Student of the Year and Council of Education Star Award
Credit:
Ebireri Henry Ovie
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