Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday promised to pay a scholarship of N100,000 to each student of Imo origin in Imo State University.
Addressing the people at the Imo Freedom Square in Owerri, the governor said N70,000 would be free while the recipient would get N30,000 as a loan.
For those in polytechnics in the state, they will get N60,000, broken down into N40,000 free and N20,000 loan.
The sum will be paid from the next academic session.
He also said his administration was planning to pay bursary of between N400 and N600 each quarter to each primary school pupil from the state.
He said from September 2012, every school in the state would be autonomous.
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