Wife of the Olu of Warri Kingdom, Olori Atuwatse III, has offered more than 100 indigent school children scholarships as part of activities to commemorate the 64th posthumous birthday of the patriarch of the Okunbo family, the late Capt. Idahosa Wells Okunbo.

Speaking in Benin City during the event, Olori Atuwatse III and eldest daughter of the patriarch of the Okunbo family, who eulogised her late father, said the family deemed it necessary to show love and care to indigent children to get quality education through the scholarship programme.

“This is our little way of touching and transforming lives through the scholarship programme we rolled out to school children in Edo State. My father schooled here in Benin City. My father wasn’t born with a silver spoon. I tell you today you have all it takes to make it and impart your communities. We have touched 100 lives today. We are happy to do this because education is key for the development of all. We know our children would make us proud,” she said.

She noted that the over 100 school children were drawn from selected public primary and secondary schools in Edo State while 100 beneficiaries who benefited from the scholarship scheme comprised 20 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the IDPs camp in the state.

She noted that others were drawn from the state public primary and secondary schools that included, Community Primary School, Ogbe Primary School, Edokpolor Primary School, Imaguero Secondary School, George Idah Primary, Ologbosere Primary School, Itohan Girls’ Secondary School and St. Maria Gorretti Girls’ Secondary School.

The Olori Atuwatse III pledged her sustained cooperation and support for the development of children, particularly indigent school children.