The founder of the non-governmental organization, Dr. Abraham Nneji gave the assurance while addressing about 300 students who passed an online examination for the scholarship and had also written their West African School Certificate Examination.

The students who were among over 2,000 who took the online examination had converged on Devotional Hall, Enugu State Post Primary Schools Management Board, PPSMB, Headquarters Enugu today, November 23, 2021 for oral interview for the scholarship.

Dr. Nneji stated that after the final selection of beneficiaries, a seminar would be held for the successful ones on the required academic performance that would enable them to continue to enjoy the Scholarship.

He explained that the scholarship covered all courses in Public Universities and that the interview was to ensure that those who would get it were serious minded.

The Philanthropist told about 20 undergraduate students who took and passed the online examination that the scholarship was not for them. He however promised that the board of Dr. Abraham Chukwudi Nneji Foundation would look at their individual cases to see those who could be assisted to compensate for their efforts.

Earlier in an interview, Dr. Nneji said he decided to embark on the scholarship programme so that some bright but indigent Enugu State students did not die with their dreams as nearly happened to him because of his poor family background. He stated that it was a way of appreciating God who made his success in life possible.

Explaining the processes for selecting the would be beneficiaries, he said, "seminars were held in the 6 education zones in Enugu State to enlighten students on the scholarship. Books were distributed to students during the seminars to prepare for ink-on-paper examination and there was plan to organise lessons for them before the examination."

He however noted that the plans for lessons and ink-on-paper examination failed because of Covid-19 and heightened insecurity in the society, leading to resort to online examination.

Dr. Nneji stated that CEDinitiative which published the books that were distributed to the students conducted the online examination for the foundation.

He observed that because of some delays occasioned by Covid-19 and insecurity, some students became despondent, saying that it might be a scam or that they might be asked to pay money before getting the scholarship.

The Permanent Secretary, PPSMB Enugu, *Dr. Favour* *Ugwuanyi mni,* encouraged the students to take their studies seriously to derive maximum benefit from the scholarship.

Some of the students who spoke thanked Dr. Nneji for his magnanimity while noting that he was neither a politician nor was looking for anything in return from them or their parents.