Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo awards NECO’s 2023 best candidate N500,000

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has awarded a cheque of N500,000 to Miss Ifebude Benson, the overall best candidate in the 2023 Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO).

The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh presented the award on behalf of the governor to Ifebude Benson, who was represented by her father, Mr. Ben Benson, on Sunday, March 23rd, in Akwa.

Ngozi Chuma-Udeh said, “The award is the governor’s way of encouraging academic excellence among Anambra pupils and students.

The state government had made serious investments in state education, all in a bid to bring education in the state at par with what is obtained in developed countries and equip the Anambra child to compete favourably with their peers anywhere.”

Ifebude Benson, from Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state, scored A1 in all the nine subjects she took during the examination.

She now studies Medicine and Surgery at the University of Abuja where she was given admission.

Reacting to this, her father, Benson Ben thanked Governor Soludo for the award, saying it would go a long way in encouraging his child to strive to be her best and portray the state positively.

It will also set an example for other students and teach them that there is always a reward for hard work.