Information reaching us today, is that the students who were been sponsored by the Rivers State government residing in United Kingdom are crying for help from the government, following 4 months of neglects from the government.
According to the information received, the Rivers State Sponsored scholarship Students in the United Kingdom have expressed their sadness, saying that after four complete months, the Rivers State government has refused to pay their upkeep and Accommodation Allowance which was allocated to them by the government.
According to the letter which was sent by the student Union in UK, where they expressed their concern about been neglected, saying:
That it is of utmost necessity, that they are expressing their unreserved concern over the non-payments of monthly upkeep and accommodation allowances to students who were sent on scholarship by the Rivers state government of Nigeria through the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) to study in various universities around the globe, especially to those of us currently studying in the United Kingdom.