20-Year-Old Garri Seller Who Trains Herself Bags Scholarship

Cursory: Precious gained admission into Alex Ekwueme Federal Univesity, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi and was ready to sell garri to sponsor her studies herself until an NGO showed interest

The holy book said, ‘pursue all with due diligence.’

A young lady, Obasi Precious Chigozirim, who made up her mind to go to school, and followed it with due diligence to train herself through school by selling garri.

Her diligence paid off after being spotted by Legit.

Onyekwelu Ogonna Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, seeing Precious perseverance took it upon themselves to offer her a full scholarship for her tertairy education studies.

Precious revealed in a chat with Legit that she got admission to study marketing at Alex Ekwueme Federal Univesity, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi and needed publicity for her business so she could have increased patronage and be able to sponsor herself in school.

Ms Ogonna, the founder of the foundation, said she has adopted Precious as her child. She added that they (the NGO) would sponsor her education till graduation. She went further to make a 20k commitment to the cause.The elated Precious said:

“She (Ms Ogonna) told me that by next January (2024) she will start paying my school fees and some other things I need in school. She already sent me N20k for my upkeep some weeks ago.”