Law graduates of Cross River Origin have written an appeal letter to the state government seeking for grants to aid their academic pursuit at the Nigeria Law School.
The Letter reads
Coalition of Cross River Law Graduates,
Cross River State, Calabar,
1stMarch, 2024.
His Excellency,
Sen. (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu,
Executive Governor of Cross River State,
Through: Secretary to the State Government,
Cross River State.
His Excellency,
REQUEST FOR LAW SCHOOL GRANT FOR CROSS RIVER STATE INDIGENES
It is with the weight of our aspirations that we write to you, Your Excellency.The coalition of Cross River Law Graduates is the umbrella body of all Indigenes of Cross River State who are Graduates of Law and are awaiting to go to the Nigerian Law School to qualify for Call to the Bar. The purpose of this Union is to strengthen all Law Graduates across Cross River State to achieve different crucial objectives in Cross River.
We congratulate Your Excellency on your well-deserved victory in the just concluded 2023 elections. We have faith in your capacity to lead Cross River to a greater height.
Your Excellency, the Union understands the PEOPLE FIRST manifesto especially as it has been evident in the prioritization of education. The payment of WAEC registration fee for Indigenes of Cross River State, Ongoing renovation of the state Library Complex amongst other dividends of democracy you are delivering in so short a time tells of your commitment to not just governance but the development of human capital.
On that note, we, The Coalition of Cross River Law Graduates, are soliciting your extended gesture. The Law School fees now on the high side, and it has imposed serious financial constraints on most of the qualified Law School candidates which may result in them not attending Law School by April.
The situation has been worsened by the economic hardship that has hit the country.
Specifically, the fee alone stands at N476,000.00(Four hundred and seventy six thousand naira) amongst other exigencies.
We, the union,seek the distinguished support of Your Excellency to help our members become Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Your financial aid will turn these young men and women into productive professionals who will contribute meaningfully for the good of our dear State and the general society.
Your Excellency, the Union humbly request and is looking forward to having an audience with you, to pay a solidarity visit as regards our humble request and other sundry issues affecting us.
We will be grateful if our appeal recieves your kind consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Comr. Egba, Victor Emmanuel,
Chairman,
The Coalition of Cross River Law Graduates.
(07053006545)
Comrade Patrick A. Ofana,
Secretary_General, The Coalition of Cross River Law Graduates.
(0802 828 5558)