Education
Rivers Students Woo Wike On Bursary Payment
Rivers State students in
tertiary institutions across the country have called on the Governor of the state, Barrister Nyesom Wike, to pay priority attention to the payment of their bursaries.
Speaking in an interview with The Tide in Port Harcourt, a student from one of the tertiary institution in the state, Destiny Alozie said that prompt payment of bursary allowances would boost the confidence of students in the new admnstration, stating that the students had not been paid bursaries for some time.
In his contribution, another student from Federal Polytechnic, Okoh, Chimezi Chimelem, said the student’s bursarys entered into voice mail since”, pleading that the present administrator of the state under the leadership of Governor Wike should revive it in the interest of the students.
He noted that bursary payment gives students a sense of belonging and also makes them know that government is interested in their welfare and future performance as leaders of tomorrow.
The students pledged their support for the present administration, adding that, “he is a youth and as a youth we believe that he will not let us down”.
Another student from University of Nsuka who pleaded anonymity expressed concern over the inability of the past administration to pay bursary up to date, stating that, “we the students have received promises with nothing being done about it”.
He called on education stakeholders in the state to lend their voices on the issue of bursary allowance, adding that, “Rivers State students watch other states’ students collect their bursaries. We only collect promises year-in year-out”.
A female student, Anthonia Briggs, said that bursary payment is the only thing that makes a student boast about the administration of his/her governor, adding, “if Wike wants students to be proud of him, it is through the payment of bursaries and scholarships”.
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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