This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary of the Ekiti Scholarship Board, Mrs Bukola Faluyi, and made available to journalists on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti.
Faluyi said ” the disbursement of the bursary award is in tandem with the Gov. Biodun Oyebanji’s vision to encourage academic excellence among students of Ekiti State origin.
” It is on this note that the governor has graciouslly approved the payment of the bursary award, being one of the several steps to support his shared prosperity agenda of Human Capital Development.”
According to her, each beneficiary will receive N150,000 on Tuesday, July 23, at the Ministry of Education.
The event, Faluyi said, would be presided over by Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Dr Olabimpe Aderiye mni.
