The chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has appealed to the NDDC, to pay the allowances, tuition, and other incentives of students on its scholarship scheme in the United Kingdom as they have now turned to beggars in the country.
Dabiri-Erewa made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday by Mr. Gabriel Odu of the NiDCOM Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit.
The letter was referred to the Minister of the Niger Delta, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, dated June 18, 2020, drawing attention to the plight of the students, and urging the NDDC to pay them.
Minister of the Niger Delta, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, dated June 18, 2020, drawing attention to the plight of the students, and urging the NDDC to pay them.
The statement reads,
“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 has expired or about to expire, non-payment of their allowances has virtually turned many of them to beggars.”
