An 18-year-old girl from Enugu State, Favour Chinecherem, has won a scholarship to study Aircraft Maintenance Engineering at Eastwing Aviation Institute after emerging winner of the 2026 Southeast Aviation Summit/Eastwing Youth Competition.
Chinecherem emerged victorious in a competition involving more than 50 young people from across the South-East at the grand finale of the second edition of the summit held in Enugu.
Speaking after the competition, Chinecherem said she had dreamt of pursuing a career in aviation since she was 10 years old. She admitted that seeing other contestants initially made her feel intimidated but said she remained determined to pursue her ambition.
“I came, I saw, and I conquered,” she said, encouraging other young people not to abandon their dreams despite the challenges they might encounter.
The competition was organised by the Eastwing Youth Foundation and Eastwing Aviation Institute under the theme, “Advancing Youth Potentials Through Aviation Innovation &
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