Two thousand five hundred free JAMB E-Registration pin is to be distributed to Eligible indigent students of Ekiti State to encourage them to further their tertiary education.
The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi announced this in Ado Ekiti at the Flag ceremony of the gesture.
She observed that despite the huge financial implications of this educational programme, the government would not relent at employing good strategies to bequeath a remarkable legacy of functional and qualitative education to future leaders.
The governor’s wife, therefore, expressed the hope that the beneficiaries would reward the state government by preparing adequately for the examination and having outstanding results.
“You will recall that this administration distributed 3000 forms in 2019, 2000 in 2020 and 2500 in 2021 to students who meet the criteria for the free forms, she added.
The State Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Dr Bimpe Aderiye, lauded government selfless services most especially in the Education sector through scholarship programmes and motive excellence among students.
A representative of the state Agency for Adult and Non-Formal Education, Mrs Jolu Adejuwon said the eligible indigent student were chosen, haven made six credit pass at not more than a sitting either in NECO or WASSCE.
She urged the beneficiaries to maximize the opportunity to gain admission into their preferred Higher Institution of Learning and shun all forms of malpractices during the examination.
One of the beneficiaries, Oluyimide Ogundana appreciated the gesture on behalf of his colleagues promising that the state would not be let down in the coming JAMB examination.
Busuyi Ogidiolu
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