The Anambra state government yesterday promised to sponsor Dikanna Onuigbo, a secondary school student who invented a machine that processes bitter leaf.
He was given a scholarship to study Mechanical Engineering in the state University.
The Anambra second man, Dr. Nkem Okeke, who made the promise in Awka the state capital also assured him of the government support in patenting his invention.
He praised the 16-year old SS3 student for his resourcefulness, saying the feat was an indication that the state was blessed with rich talented people.
Earlier, Onuigbo, a student of Community Secondary School, Okpuno, Awka South Council area of the state, said his dream was to patent the invention and secure funding for its commercialisation.
He also said the machine would relieve people from the use of hand processing method they were traditionally used to over the years.
In the company of his father, Peter Onuigbo, the student demonstrated his invention before the commissioner for Agriculture, Afam Mbanefo and his land counterpart, Nnamdi Onukwuba, among others.
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