Kingdom Kroseide, the winner of the sixth season of Nigerian Idol music reality TV show has gained an educational scholarship awarded to him by the Bayelsa Government led by Governor Duoye Diri.
The development was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the state government which revealed that henceforth, the education of Kingdom, a 200-level student at the Federal University, Otuoke (FUO), in Ogbia Local Government Area, of Bayelsa, will be the responsibility of the government.
Governor Diri who said that the government would henceforth bear the responsibility of the 24-year-old talented singer up to a master’s degree level if he so desired, also advised youths of the state to put in their best in whatever they were doing to be successful in life.
The governor said: “In appreciation of the honour you have brought to the state, I hereby announce that you are on the scholarship of the Bayelsa State Government.
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“As you finish your first degree and if you desire to proceed for a Masters degree, the scholarship would also cover your programme.
“You are also appointed as an ambassador of the youth of Bayelsa State.
“Let me use this opportunity to call on youths in the State to see Mr Kingdom Kroseide as a role model; as one who, out of hard work and the grace of God, has brought honour to the state.
“I am sure that by putting yourselves in legitimate careers, you would bring honour, not only to yourselves but also to your state and country,” he said.
