Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia State has awarded a full scholarship to Mr Solomon Ukoha, the man in a viral video who constructed an electricity substation powered with crude oil.
Ikpeazu who stated this in Aba where he received 24-year-old Ukoha said the scholarship is for any school of his choice.
The governor expressed joy over the technical ingenuity exhibited by Ukoha, adding that youths of the state can compete favourably with their international counterparts in technical education if given the opportunity.
According to him, power supply has been a major problem facing the country and as such has impacted negatively on economic growth and industrialization especially in the shoe, leather and garments sub-sectors for which Aba is well known.
The governor encouraged Solomon to train some other youths and impart same knowledge to them for the greater benefit of society.
He also encouraged him to build a more presentable prototype of the substation to enable it to compete in external exhibitions revealing that the scholarship covers his tuition fee and accommodation immediately after he gets admission.
Showcasing his innovation to the governor, Mr Solomon Ukoha who said he has completed his secondary school education without any hope of going to the university due to financial challenges revealed that he got inspiration from God.
