The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said the selection process of 81 new beneficiaries of the Alex Otti Foundation was purely merit-based, with no human intervention.
The governor also increased the annual scholarship award for beneficiaries from N250,000 to N350,000, citing economic realities.
Otti announced the increment on Saturday at the scholarship banquet for the new beneficiaries of the Foundation held in Umuahia.
The governor said the new amount would also apply to other cohorts of the Foundation who are still in school.
He said, “The selection process for the scholarship was strictly merit-based with no human intervention. The beneficiaries were chosen irrespective of their political affiliation or background.
“Out of the 81 of you, none of you knows me, except that you know I am the governor. It is strictly by merit. If you qualify, you are taken. We don’t want to know who your parents support or
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