Soludo awards scholarship to Anambra UTME top scorer

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The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has awarded a comprehensive scholarship to Chiazo Umeaniba, a student of Maria Regina Model Comprehensive Secondary School, Nnewi, after she scored 344 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

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Soludo announced the award during the first anniversary celebration of Solution Fun City in Awka on Sunday.

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The governor made the announcement after Umeaniba, the school’s senior prefect, performed as one of the dancers entertaining guests at the event. He was subsequently informed of her UTME score.

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Declaring the scholarship, Soludo said it would cover her education from undergraduate to PhD level.

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“Your education from undergraduate to PhD is on me. Yes, the bill is on me. I was also a senior prefect like you, I made the best result.

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“You know why I’m touched: I was a senior prefect like her, I went into the university and made a first class honours and won all the departmental and faculty prizes.

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“I am also wishing that she, as a senior prefect and making 344 in UTME, is going in there, I can see her coming out with first class honours, but the bill I will pay. Even after my tenure as a governor, I will continue to pay the bills.”

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Soludo also said Solution Fun City, commissioned by President Bola Tinubu in May 2025 and opened to the public on June 28, 2025, has become a multi-generational recreational hub designed to serve residents across social classes.

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He added that the facility is part of his administration’s efforts to transform Anambra into a destination for tourism and investment, noting that more infrastructure projects are underway.

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The governor said the project’s success had attracted increased investor interest in large-scale developments, including residential estates and industrial cities, adding that his administration would continue expanding the facility to sustain its appeal.

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Also speaking, the Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Solution Fun City, Chiamaka Nnake, described the facility as a testament to the governor’s vision and commitment to delivering development dividends.

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She said the centre recorded an average of 10,000 visitors daily between late December and mid-January, with visitors coming from within and outside Anambra State.

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An elated Umeaniba thanked the governor for the scholarship, while the anniversary celebration featured cultural performances and other recreational activities.

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