Soludo Support Groups Institute Annual Award Scheme For Best Graduating Students In Economics At UNIZIK, COOU

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In honor of Professor Charles Soludo as he marks his sixtieth birthday anniversary today, the All Soludo Support Groups have instituted an endowment for an annual award to the best graduating student in the Department of Economics at both Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam campus.

The endowment which will run for a period of five years saw the both institutions receive a cheque for five hundred thousand naira each.

Correspondent, Valentine Mbadugha reports that while presenting the cheque at the respective offices of the Vice Chancellors, the ASSG Birthday Planning Committee chairman, Chief Jude Emecheta remarked that the groups tend to promote values of Professor Soludo by the endowment.

He expressed optimism that the gesture will go a long way in promotion of academic excellence.

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Contributing, the Committee Secretary, Dr Nelson Omenugha noted that the idea is to encourage hard work and competition among students aimed at producing great scholars that will contribute to the growth
and development of the society.

Receiving the cheque in their various offices, the Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Professor Charles Esimone and that of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Professor Greg Nwakobi appreciated the group for the gesture.

They called on Ndi Anambra to invest in education to help build a better society, describing such gesture as the best anyone can offer to mankind, noting that those who have education close the gate of
imprisonment.

Some members of the Universities Governing Council and the Heads of other Pro- Soludo groups witnessed the presentation.

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