Councillor disburses scholarship to 53 secondary students
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Scholarship
By Awayi Kuje
Kokona (Nasarawa State), May 23, 2017 (NAN) Mr Danjuma Gambo, a member of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of Kokona Local Government Council, has disbursed scholarship to 53 secondary school students of his ward.
Gambo, who represents Nikoro electoral ward, disbursement N3,000 to each of the benfiaciries on Tuesday at Nikoro.
He said the gesture was to support indigent students from the area and improve on the standard of education in the state.
The councillor added that the gesture was borne out of his desire to reduce the hardship faced by students within his ward as well as reduce the burden of school fees on their parents.
“The scholarship scheme was designed to reduce the burden of school fees on parents and to enable the students purchase text books, exercise books or any other schools items.
“As Interim Management Committee member of Kokona local government representing Nikoro ward, I deem it necessary to contribute my quota to the development of the education sector in my ward, the state and the country at large.
“Despite meagre resources, the people of my ward can testify to what I have done to better their standard of living; it is better to assist the people no matter how little it is so as to improve on the standard of living of the people.
“Today, I am distributing a scholarship scheme to 53 secondary schools students in which each student will receive N3,000 in order to reduce their plight,’’ he said.
He urged the beneficiaries to be serious in their studies in order to justify the huge investments made in their education by their parents and governments.
Besides, he called Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Tanko Al-Makura to enable them deliver more democracy dividends.
Responding on behalf of other beneficiaries, Ms Ruth Sunday, thanked the councillor for the gesture and promised to ensure good usage of the money.
She called on other politicians and wealthy individuals to emulate the gesture in order to reduce the plight of the less privileged in the society.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the disbursement exercise was attended by stakeholders from the area, including parents of the beneficiaries. (NAN)
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Edited By Adeboye Ajayi/Muhammad Suleiman Tola