4th October, 2016
The Taraba State Branch of the Igbo Welfare Association has awarded scholarships to 100 orphans studying in various secondary schools in the state.
The President-General of the association, Mr Mazi Nwokeocha, made the announcement in Jalingo on Tuesday while disbursing money to beneficiaries.
He said that the 100 beneficiaries were children of the association’s dead members.
The president-general said that each beneficiary received N15,000 as assistance to continue his/her education.
Nwokeocha said the gesture was initiated by the association in 2007 to give families of dead members sense of belonging.
He advised Igbos residing in the state to live in peace with their host communities and to continue to be good ambassadors of the Igbo race.
One of the beneficiaries, Mr Johnson Emeka, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, commended the association for the gesture.
He promised that the beneficiaries would justify the gesture by being hard working.