Governor Udom Emmanuel Issues Complete Scholarship To Akwa Ibom Genius

In Celebration of Youths all over the World today and in marking the 2015 International youth day, the Akwa Ibom State Government has announced a scholarship award to Mr. Ufot Ekong, a young man of immense scientific skills,a student ambassador of Akwa Ibom State in far away Japan, who is recognized for his academic excellence having achieved best grades in the Tokai University in Tokyo.

The deeply gifted student, a young man who is also fluent in Japanese and is currently an M.Sc student in the same field of Electrical Engineering was awarded a World first class degree and the award for the best graduating student as well as the Japan President’s Prestigious Award. He is interestingly the first African to achieve this feat, and has performed wonders as he solved a 30-year-old mathematical question, an equation that proved insurmountable to their scientists for those number of years. By this, he is widely commended for breaking a 50 year jinx in that part of the world.

Not only is the Electrical Engineer-in-the-making , solving scientific problems, he embarked on an ambitious automobile design project; a project that couldn't have come at a better time than this - when the Governor , Mr Udom Emmanuel has placed Industralization at the arrowhead of His policy thrust.

In an event To commemorate the United Nations international Youth Day which saw thousands of Akwa Ibom youths across the 31 Local Government Areas Gather at Ibom Hall in joyous celebration of the Youth Empowerment Strides of the Governor Udom Emmanuel Led Administration , the state Governor restated his pledge to youth development via capacity building programs such as the sponsoring of Akwa Ibom youths to Israel for training in mechanized Agriculture,the ORACLE software training and the Automobile assembly training in His words ; “We will make Akwa Ibom Youths earn a Living and not beg for a Living”.

Governor Udom Emmanuel in recognition of Mr Ufot Ekong's academic excellence , has on behalf of the Government of Akwa Ibom state , offered him a complete scholarship to enable him pursue his graduate studies. He is an example of the New Akwa Ibom Youth ; creative , talented and driven for success. "We are glad to offer him the Scholarship Gov. Emmanuel stated"

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY.
Media Aide To The Akwa Ibom State Governor