The Chairman , Nigerians in Diaspora Commission , Abike Dabiri- Erewa , has appealed to the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay the allowances , tuition and other incentives of students on its scholarship scheme in the United Kingdom.
She said the students had turned beggars following the non - payment of their tuition and allowances by the NDDC.
Some of the affected students had complained that they had been suspended by their schools for non - payment of tuition and other fees.
But Dabiri - Erewa in a statement on Tuesday by Mr Gabriel Odu of the NiDCOM Media , Public Relations and Protocol Unit , made reference to a letter written to the Minister of the Niger Delta , Sen . Godswill Akpabio, dated June 18 , 2020 , drawing attention to the plight of the students , and urging the NDDC to pay them .
The statement read , “ At the moment , there have been persistent calls by the students for urgent intervention .
“ While the deadline for payment of the fees of some of the students has expired or about to expire , non - payment of their allowances has virtually turned many of them to beggars . ”
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