Innoson Withdraws N3m Scholarship Awarded To Mmesoma

Innoson Vehicles has reversed the scholarship awarded to Miss Joy Mmesoma Ejikeme.

This is coming after the Anambra State committee of inquiry on Saturday revealed that she admitted forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result.

The panel released its findings on Friday, stating that Mmesoma admitted that she manipulated her scores.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Cornel Osigwe, head of corporate communications, Innoson, said the company made the “difficult decision” to withdraw the scholarship in response to the confirmed findings”.

Dr Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Nigeria’s indigenous automobile manufacturer, Innoson Vehicles had announced the award of N3 million scholarship to Ejikeme Joy, as overall best-performing candidate at the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

This, according to Dr  Chukwuma was a demonstration of its commitment to academic excellence.

At a brief ceremony, he noted that the gesture was not only a celebration of academic excellence but also a reflection of the company’s dedication to investing in the education of young Nigerians.

He added that the scholarship will go a long way in providing financial support to Ejikeme Joy, enabling her to pursue her tertiary education with ease in the next five years.