Three beneficiaries of Niger Delta amnesty programme bag first class degrees in UK varsities

Three beneficiaries of the Nigerian government scholarships to study abroad under the Niger Delta Amnesty programme have bagged First class honours in UK universities.

Eighteen others got Second Class Upper (2:1).

Nicholas Goodness and Terubein Fawei who graduated from the University of Bedfordshire finished with first class honours in public relations, telecommunication and networking engineering respectively.

Lucky Azibanagein also graduated with first class in mechanical engineering and Robotic system from the University of Liverpool.

In an event organised by the Nigerian High Commission in the UK, on Friday, the Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, Paul Boroh, congratulated the graduates for making Nigeria proud.

He restated President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment towards ensuring that the amnesty programme is sustained and its desired goals achieved.

“President Buhari is ever ready to implement the blueprint upon which the amnesty programme was established. The era of impunity and phoney contracts are gone for good,” Mr. Boroh said.

Mr. Boroh, a retired General of the Nigerian Army, also called on other militants such as the Niger Delta Avengers to emulate the militants who “laid down their arms to embrace education that can make them indispensable to the world”.

He cautioned the ‘economic saboteurs’ to embrace dialogue and support Mr. Buhari on his agenda to develop the Niger Delta region.

Apart from the three that bagged First Class, 18 other students in various UK universities from different disciplines also graduated with second class upper division.

Below is the complete list of the graduates:

University of Bedfordshire

NAMES	COURSES	CLASSIFICATIONS
NICHOLAS NATHANIEL GOODNEWS	PUBLIC RELATIONS	FIRST CLASS
TORUBEIN FAWEI	TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING ENGINEERING	FIRST CLASS
ADELEYE ALEBIOSU	LLB LAW	SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION 2.1
CLEMENT IYEBO	CRIMINOLOGY	SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION 2.1
CHRISTOPHER ETUEMI WURUYAI	LLB LAW	SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION 2.1
GOODNEWS DOMOTIMI LUE	ACCOUNTING/FINANCE	SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION 2.1
IBIBA EFEREBO	COMPUTER SCIENCE/SOFTWARE ENGINEERING	SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION 2.1
OBINNA OKOROCHA	LLB LAW	SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION 2.1
OMOROKO OKEOGHENE	ACCOUNTING/FINANCE	SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION 2.1
THOMAS ITORUWEI	HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE	SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION 2.1

University of Liverpool

NAMES	COURSES	CLASSIFICATIONS
Lucky Godswill Azibanagein	BEng Mech & Robotic Sys	1st Class
Ogbara  Queen	BA Acct & Finance	2.1 second class upper
Egbekun  Sinla	Accounting & Finance	2.1 second class upper
Bourdillon Moses Ganminiwei	Pharmacology	2.1 second class upper
Galadima Samuel	Geology	2.1 second class upper
Okaniba  Igbogobebi Mary	BA Acct & Finance	2.1 second class upper
Monday  Elijah Ebiowei	BA Politics	2.1 second class upper

Swansea University

NAMES	COURSES	CLASSIFICATIONS
Kiribo Destiny Somiari	BA (Hons) International Relations	2.1 second class upper
William Okoi	Law	2.1 second class upper

Plymouth University

NAMES	COURSES	CLASSIFICATIONS
Promise Sopuruchi Ajoku	Maritime business and logistics	2.1 second class upper

University of Portsmouth

NAMES	COURSES	CLASSIFICATIONS
Christian Esudougha	Business and management	2.1 second class upper