A student on the scholarship scheme of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Kemien Egbekun, has graduated with a CGPA of 4.77 (First Class) in Law at the Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), Agbara-Otor, Delta State.
Two other students sponsored by the PAP; Oladapo Damilola and Toikumo Prosper, also made a second-class upper-division grade in Law at the same university.
They all participated in the university’s 6th convocation ceremony.
So far, about 60 students sponsored by the PAP have made first class in different disciplines between 2016 and 2023 at various universities. This was confirmed by the Head of Education, Dr. Charles Ariye.
The disciplines include; electrical/electronic engineering, computer science, civil engineering, accounting, law, petroleum engineering, physics, international relations, chemistry, biochemistry, political science, medical laboratory science, microbiology, industrial chemistry, among others.
The scorecard for 2024 is being awaited from the various institutions.
Reacting to the development, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, expressed delight over the sterling academic performances of the students.
According to a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Igoniko Oduma, yesterday, Otuaro said his administration was encouraged by the quality of academic grades achieved by the PAP scholarship students which had become a part of the success stories of the programme in the advancement of human capital development in the Niger Delta.
He stressed that their creditable academic performances were a testament to the well-intentioned educational objectives of the scholarship scheme and the mandate of the PAP for the region.
Otuaro commended the PAP graduates for recording first-class and second-class upper-division grades in their disciplines, noting that they had made the Federal Government, the PAP Office, their communities and the region proud.
He challenged current PAP scholarship students to live up to the standards.
