By Ikenwa Charity
In a rare display of compassion that cut across religious and ethnic lines, Prophetess Rose Kelvin, popularly known as The Voice of Solution, has paid the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) fees for hundreds of indigent secondary school students across remote communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), thereby restoring hope and securing their academic future.
The humanitarian gesture came as preparations intensify for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), formerly known as WASCE, a period that often throws students from poor backgrounds into despair due to their parents’ or guardians’ inability to afford examination fees.
Speaking while extending the benevolence under the Mummy Rose Kelvin Charity, the prophetess emphasized the transformative power of education.
In her words, “Education is the passport to the future, and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
Ahead of the intervention, Prophetess Rose Kelvin had reached out to principals and proprietors of secondary schools, urging them to identify students who faced the risk of missing the SSCE due to financial hardship. Following a transparent screening process monitored by the Ogwula Media crew, hundreds of both Muslim and Christian students were selected from various schools within underserved FCT communities.
Photos Emotional Time As The Students Shared their Struggles
Each beneficiary received ₦50,000, covering WAEC registration and related academic needs.
The atmosphere at the presentation was deeply emotional, as Prophetess Rose Kelvin reportedly broke down in tears while listening to the heartbreaking stories of the students, many of them orphans, children of widows, or wards of critically ill parents.
Photos Emotional Time As The Students Shared their Struggles
Among the beneficiaries was Kingsley Usman, an orphan and student of Government Secondary School, Idu Koro, who had resorted to carrying blocks at construction sites to raise funds for his WAEC. His joy knew no bounds when he received the call confirming his selection.
Similarly, Wisdom Asuquo, also an orphan from the same school, had taken up menial labour to support himself, while Agema Winifred, a student of Army Day Secondary School, Mogadishu Cantonment and daughter of a fallen Nigerian Army hero, had almost abandoned her dream of writing SSCE due to her mother’s financial struggles.
Muslim beneficiaries were equally touched by the gesture, including Adamu Abubakar Sadiq, who washed clothes for as little as ₦20 per cloth to survive and pay school fees, and Falilat Idris, who hawked bread to support her family after losing her mother. Another beneficiary, Abdulrasheed Y. Damilola, endured hardship and abuse while hawking sachet water before the intervention came.
For many of the students, the support marked a turning point transforming despair into renewed confidence and gratitude. Tears flowed freely as dreams that once seemed impossible were revived.
Education stakeholders and parents have lauded Prophetess Rose Kelvin for the uncommon act of kindness, describing her as a beacon of hope and a reminder that faith must translate into tangible impact on humanity.
As the beneficiaries now prepare to sit for their SSCE alongside their peers, Prophetess Rose Kelvin’s intervention stands as a powerful testament to the truth that while the roots of education may be bitter, its fruits are indeed sweet.
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