Nigeria’s Youngest Otuekong, Offiong Andem Bassey, Bags Presidential Scholarship

Offiong Andem Bassey, the youngest Otuekong successful Nigeria, has added different singular feather to his headdress arsenic helium emerged a recipient of the highly coveted Presidential Scholarship nether the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).

The award, worthy implicit £47,000, was formally confirmed successful a missive signed by the Administrator of PAP, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, who emphasised that specified investments successful quality superior improvement were captious to sustaining peace, stability, and nationalist information successful the Niger Delta.

Bassey’s assistance travel was powerfully reinforced by a glowing proposal from distinguished Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, whose endorsement importantly boosted his exertion and underscored his proven way grounds of excellence and imaginable for enactment impact.

Bassey’s outstanding world and nonrecreational grounds besides earned him 4 different planetary assistance offers, including the Chancellor’s International Scholarship,
The Global Impact Master’s Scholarship,
The DAAD International Media Studies (IMS) Master’s Scholarship successful Bonn, Germany, which supports journalists and media professionals from processing and modulation countries, and
the European Union Scholars Programme.

Despite the aggregate planetary opportunities, Bassey has chosen to judge the Presidential Scholarship portion deferring immoderate of the different offers. He has already resumed studies for his Master’s grade successful Media and Public Relations astatine the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

A distinguished alumnus of the University of Calabar, Bassey graduated among the Top 5 Students of his module and emerged arsenic the Best Graduating Student of Theatre and Media Studies successful the 2021 set. His travel reflects an inspiring blend of world excellence, leadership, and committedness to nationalist service.

This milestone marks not conscionable a idiosyncratic accomplishment for Offiong Bassey, but besides a testament to the transformative relation of the Presidential Amnesty Programme successful equipping young leaders with the tools to thrust improvement and foster stableness successful the Niger Delta and Nigeria astatine large.