The
Taraba
State
branch
of the
Igbo
Welfare Association has
awarded scholarships to 100
orphans studying in various
secondary schools in the
state.

The President-General of the
association, Mazi Nwokeocha,
made the announcement in Jalingo
on Tuesday while disbursing money
to beneficiaries. Nwokeocha said
the 100 beneficiaries were children
of the association’s dead members.

The president-general said that
each beneficiary received N15,000
as assistance to continue his/her
education.
Nwokeocha said the gesture was
initiated by the association in 2007
to give families of dead members a
sense of belonging.
He advised Igbos residing in the
state to live in peace with their
host communities and to continue
to be good ambassadors of the Igbo
race.
One of the beneficiaries, Johnson
Emeka, who spoke on behalf of the
beneficiaries, commended the
association for the gesture.
Emeka promised that the
beneficiaries would justify the
gesture by being hard working.