ODAHIEKWU OGUNDE, YENAGOA
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has offered scholarship to another first class law graduate from the state, Miss Pere Esther Amazige.
Amazige, who graduated from the Rivers State University in Port Harcourt, is the second female Law graduate to bag the scholarship after Miss Ebizi Eradiri that had a double first class at the Niger Delta University and the Nigerian Law School.
Diri made the offer on Tuesday while receiving Miss Amazige and her mother, Mrs Joy Amazige, in Government House, Yenagoa.
The governor, who assured her of his administration’s preparedness to sponsor her education up to doctorate level in any university of her choice within and outside the country, congratulated her for achieving the feat against all odds.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, the Governor saluted Amazige’s courage and resilience, pointing out that she was not deterred from achieving her dreams by her father’s death.
He charged Miss Amazige to continue to be of good conduct and ambassador of the state and the country.
In his introductory remarks, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Biriyai Dambo (SAN), described Miss Amazige as an intelligent and promising young girl, who bagged First Class in 2018 but narrowly missed replicating it at the Nigeria Law School.
In her remarks, Miss Amazige expressed gratitude to the governor for the opportunity to advance her education, saying her academic success was in fulfillment of her determination to make her late father proud.
She said she already had five admission offers for a Master programme abroad and promised to fly the flag of the state and the country high at all times.
In a related development, Governor Diri also hosted three Bayelsans that are recipients of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Presidential Honours Award.
The 2018/2019 presidential awardees are Dr Anointed Riches, Abbott Olotu and Bodisere Isaac.
He appreciated the awardees for positively promoting the image of Bayelsa at their places of primary assignment during their service year.