The honourable chairman of the occasion, managing director, indomitable mining company of Nigeria, our respected principal, members of the parent-teachers association, fellow students, ladies and gentlemen.
It is with great delights and immense pleasure that I stand before this great gathering to deliver a speech on the occasion of the presentation ceremony and award of scholarship to me. I consider myself very lucky to be asked as a beneficiary of the scholarship award by the indomitable mining company of Nigeria, to address a meeting of this kind, today. Before I begin my speech I must, first of all, congratulate the indomitable mining of Nigeria, whose headquarters is based n Akure, the Ondo state capital.
The indomitable mining company has raised a substantial among of money for my scholarship award. Though the processes for the selection of the best candidate for the av ard of the scholarship was rigorous as members of the committee for the selection were very strict, fair and unbias in their selection, I finally emerged as the overall best candidate for the award of the scholarship. Undoubtedly I was as happy as a king when my name was mentioned as the best for the award of the scholarship. The managing director congratulated me and expressed the hope that I would justify the confidence that the company has reposed on me.
The benefits of the scholar to me state as follows: that, the summed total of the school fees for six years shall be borned by the conmpany. This, therefore, means that I shall not pay school fees throughout my stay in the secondary school. This is a very great relief to my parents, who before now will suffer to pay my school fees.
The scholarship also covers my feeding and hostel accommodation. before this time, I was a day student, and some days I do not have money to pay my fare to and from school. Now I am a boarder; living in the hostel, being fed three times a day with sumptuous meals and snacks. I can now say bye-bye to malnourishment. I am now in the pink; I am very healthy.
Above all, I have peace of mind. Gone are the days that I will be fretting about things that are not there. Now, honestly speaking, I have peace of mind and I can now concentrate on my studies.
May I use this opportunity to congratulate all who have made his award ceremony a success. I must particularly thank the managing director of indomitable mining company, in the person of Prof. Adams John Odey for his magnanimity. May God bless you, sir. Again, I will not fail to thank the principal of Community Secondary School, Akpap Okoyong, Mr. Inyang Bassey for his professional skills in piloting the affairs of this great institution. may God bless you abundantly. Worthy also to be congratulated are the vice principal, Mr. Paul Effiong Asuquo, staff and all the students of Community Secondary School Akpap Okoyong for their moral support during the selection process which saw me emerging as the overall best for the award of this scholarship. Thank you all.
I must not fail to thank my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Godwin Oden, for their love and care. I would like to be born to them again and again. You are good parents to me indeed.
Finaly, I have promised to justify the confidence reposed in me. I shall live up to the expectations required of me. Thank you all as you have honoured the invitation to grace this occasion despite the Short notice. May God bless you all and make your journey back to your different home safe once again, thank you all.
Blossom Godwin Oden.