3 bag Miss Eko scholarship award

At the award ceremony, JSS1 students Umoh Prosper, 12, and Adisa Tawa, 11, of Ikeja High, and Victoria Ayefuye, 9, of GRA Primary won scholarships to complete secondary school at STT&T Regency School.Speaking at the award ceremony, reigning Miss Eko beauty queen, Grace Onoha, said the gesture was part of the activities lined up to […]

At the award ceremony, JSS1 students Umoh Prosper, 12, and Adisa Tawa, 11, of Ikeja High, and Victoria Ayefuye, 9, of GRA Primary won scholarships to complete secondary school at STT&T Regency School.
Speaking at the award ceremony, reigning Miss Eko beauty queen, Grace Onoha, said the gesture was part of the activities lined up to mark her reign as the 2013 beauty queen in Lagos.
“My definition of education is the development of minds and characters. And since I became the beauty queen, I have resolved to pay attention to two critical areas of human existence, education and health. Therefore, today’s gesture is in line with that aspiration.
“These are children of the less privileged and their emergence was based on merit because they actually went through both written and oral tests to qualify for this,” Onoha said.
Also speaking, the proprietress of STT&T Regency School and founder ISSYMA Children Foundation, Margaret Ibru, said the idea of giving scholarship to the less privileged in her school is an initiative shared by her and Miss Onoha.
“When I met her, she struck me not only as a beauty queen but a well-nurtured lady.  Both of us have a passion to help the  less-privileged hence our decision to first consider our neighbouring public schools including Ikeja High School and GRA Primary School. Of course, these three kids will not be the only ones undergoing scholarship here. There are over 50 others and we hope to do more for as many as possible,” Ibru said.