Parents Hail RSG’s Scholarship Scheme For Indigent Students

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has been commended for providing scholarships for indigent Rivers students studying Medicine and Surgery, and related courses in Nigerian universities in the state.
In a statement signed by Dr. Holly Deekor and Ms Mienye Banigo on behalf of concerned parents of the beneficiary students of the Rivers State scholarship scheme who are reading Medicine and Surgery in Pamo University of Medical Sciences at Iriebe, near Port Harcourt, the parents association expressed gratitude to the governor for his unwavering commitment and support towards the development of the education and health sectors in the state.
The statement noted that Wike’s kind gesture has removed the financial burden off the shoulders of parents of the medical students, which was in line with the cardinal policy trust of the present administration to bequeath sustainable qualitative and affordable healthcare service delivery to the people of Rivers State.
The concerned parents of Pamo University of Medical Sciences also congratulated the governor, his Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo and other elected officers on their resounding and well-deserved victory in the March 9, 2019 elections.
They further prayed God to grant Wike the wisdom and grace to take Rivers State to new heights of glory during his second tenure, which takes effect, May 29, 2019.

Susan Serekara-Nwikhana