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State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has honoured another indigene of the
state, a 16-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos, Miss Nnenna Eneh,
who scored A1 in nine subjects, in the 2017 West African School
Certificate (WASC) examination.
Enugu State Government had recently
honoured Miss Cynthia Chinecherem Ali, the best graduating student of
Shalom Academy Nsukka in 2017, who had the same result, in recognition
of her outstanding academic performance.
Addressing newsmen after the meeting with
members of the State Executive Council, Commissioner for Education,
Prof. Uchenna Eze, who was accompanied by his counterpart in the
Ministry of Information, Mr. Ogbuagu Anikwe and the student’s father,
Mr. Fidelis Eneh, said Ugwuanyi expressed delight at Miss Eneh’s
brilliant performance, and added that the state government was thrilled
by the number of its indigenes “doing wonderfully well” in academics.
The commissioner disclosed that the state
government honoured her with a cash gift and certificate of recognition
as an ambassador of Enugu State, stating that the gesture will motivate
her further to do better in her future endeavours, as well as spur
other young ones to work harder.
The EXCO approved a cash award and there will be a certificate of honour bearing His Excellency’s seal,” Prof. Eze said.
In her response, Miss Eneh, who was represented by her father, said she was “extremely delighted with the honour and thanked the governor for his commitment towards qualitative and affordable education in the state.
Mr. Eneh, regretted the absence of his
daughter at the event, explaining that she would have loved to be
present to personally receive the award but had travelled out of the
country to further her education.
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