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The award is the governor’s way of encouraging academic excellence among Anambra pupils and students.
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, presented Miss Ifebude Chelsea Benson with a cash award of N500, 000. Benson was the candidate who performed the best overall in the 2023 National Examination Council (NECO) Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination.
In all nine of the subjects that she wrote in the examination, Miss Ifebude, who was born and raised in Ndikelionwu, which is located in the Orumba North Local Government Area, scored A1 grade.
She has subsequently received an offer of admission and she’s presently pursuing a degree in medicine and surgery at the University of Abuja.
Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the State Commissioner for Education, conferred the award on behalf of the Governor to the recipient, who was represented by her father, Mr. Ben Benson.
The Commissioner said, “The award is the governor’s way of encouraging academic excellence among Anambra pupils and students.
“The state government had made serious investments in state education, all in a bid to bring education in the state at par with what is obtained in developed countries and equip the Anambra child to compete favourably with their peers anywhere.”
The recipient’s father, Mr. Benson, expressed gratitude to Governor Soludo for the award, pointing out that the award had highlighted Governor Soludo as a leader who inspires his followers to put in tremendous effort.
He expressed his belief that the prize would be a significant factor in motivating her daughter to perform to the best of her abilities and to portray the state in a positive light.