The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, has once again appealed to the Authorities of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to as a matter of urgency intervene by paying the allowances, tuition and other incentives of students on their scholarship scheme, to guarantee their stay and continue their education in the United Kingdom.
A statement issued in Abuja by Mr Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, NIDCOM, made reference to a letter written to the Hon Minister of the Niger Delta Sen. Godswill Akpabio, dated June 18, 2020, NIDC/001/20/1 drawing attention to the plight of the students, and urging the NDDC who are directly responsible for the Students’ scholarships to pay.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of the commission added that the NiDCOM counts on the Minister’s assurances that all outstanding payments to affected Students will be made
“At the moment there have been persistent calls by the Students for urgent intervention. While the deadline for payment of the fees of some of the students have expired or about to expire, non-payment of their allowances have turned many of them to virtually become beggars.
“The NIDCOM CHAIRMAN once again appeal to the Niger Delta Ministry and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to intervene urgently and promptly too”.
