25 years old Agbo Samson Emeka, an indigene of Orba Town in Udenu Local Government Area, Nsukka Zone in Enugu State, is the first Igbo indigene to construct a functional drone from scratch.
Emeka sat for the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 2015, but could not further his education because of fund as his aged father is down with stroke.
Speaking to newsmen on his inspiration, the young genius said;
“From childhood, I’ve been doing some minor construction. After secondary I had some issues. Then I was already trying to figure out how objects could fly.”
Years after, he ventured into a small scale business in his hometown to fund the construction of the first drone.
This first drone, attracted a media house who granted him an interview. This rare invention came to the notice of the Enugu state governor, His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who invited Emeka to the state government house.
He said governor Ugwuanyi, has mandated the State Scholarship board to effect his scholarship to study abroad after he was interviewed and confirmed that he constructed the drone.
He customized the drone with the Enugu state government’s logo in appreciation to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who is also from his LGA, for promising him an academic scholarship.
