About 50 students from the Niger Delta are to transit to universities in the United Kingdom and other countries after completing one-year foundation programmes at the Westerfield College, a private sixth form institution in Yaba, Lagos.
They got scholarships from the Presidential Amnesty Programme for Niger Delta militants for the programme.
This was disclosed in Lagos at the launch of the Westerfield’s American Transfer Pathway, which will guarantee that graduates of the school get automatic admission into any university of their choice in the United States.
The event took place at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Westfield’s Managing Director Michael Dosumu said the school had helped over 800 students secure admissions into foreign universities, especially in the United Kingdom (UK). He said the institution was making a foray into the American school system.
Dosumu said the school was replicating its partnership with the government on the Niger Delta students with various states.
“We are going to approach state governments for partnership with the range of programmes we have. We have actually approached three states in the Southwest. We have approached one in the North and almost covered the Niger Delta. We are interested in covering Nigeria as much as possible,” he said.
A representative of the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta, Dr Ebitim George, assured the college of the agency’s support in its drive to develop youths of the region.
“The Presidential Amnesty programme supports Westerfield. Our children are currently studying in the school and we believe in the school’s efforts at providing quality education to our children,” he said.
Lagos State Commissioner for Education Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye, who was represented by Mrs Yinka Bello, said it is gratifying to know that Niger Delta youths are not agitating, but educating themselves. Parents, she explained, should be confident that the programme would benefit their children. The highlight of the programmes featured testimonies from both parents and students on how the programme has helped them.
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