Sunny Nwankwo, Aba
ABIA State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has redeemed his pledge of full scholarship to 15-year-old waste disposer, Chibuike Ibekwe.
Until fate smiled on him, Ibekwe was a garbage disposer at Ariaria International market. He chose to support his mother (a petty trader) after dropping out of school when she couldn’t afford his fees.
Ibekwe, who hails from Mbano in Imo State, came to public knowledge after Mrs. Goodness Uzoukwu, a trader in Ariaria, told the story of how he returned a bag containing new shoes to her. She had given him the bag to dispose, thinking it was trash.
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On December 15, 2020, Governor Ikpeazu promised to fund Ibekwe’s secondary education when he met him and his mother. The governor yesterday, represented by his media aide, Enyinnaya Appolos, handed over Ibekwe’s schools fee to Chairman of Ariaria International Market, Emeka Igara and Chibuike Okebugwu.
Though the scholarship amount was not disclosed, The Nation gathered that Ibekwe would be registered at Living Word Academy, Aba.
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