The chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission DESOPADEC, Chief Wellington Okrika has called on eligible students of the oil producing communities to take advantage of the scholarship  scheme by the commission.

Chief Okrika made this statement recently in Kwale when indigenes of the  Ndokwa ethnic group were paid their money.

He said the  commission decided to embark on the scholarship scheme in order to encourage  indigenes of oil producing communities to fulfill their educational ambitions.

Represented by  the Head of Department Education, Health and Social Services, Mr. Godwin Otuya,  Chief Okrika said the scheme was inline with Governor  Uduaghan's 3-point agenda of human capital development.

He called on the  beneficiaries to be of good behaviour and provide the necessary  documents to enable them benefit from the programme.

The DESOPADEC boss said the state government,  through DESOPADEC, was seriously committed to upgrading educational facilities  in the state.

At the premises of  Bank PHB Kwale, the successful one hundred and fifty six beneficiaries  of the scholarship scheme were paid their money.