By Uzair Adam Imam
Hon. Bashir Shehu Aliyu, the councillor of Achika ward in Wudil Local Government Area of Kano State has sponsored over 100 out-of-school orphans to study in secondary schools.
The Daily Reality has gathered that the beneficiaries comprise a total of 65 girls and 54 boys.
Malam Aliyu, in a grand ceremony to present educational materials to the beneficiaries, said the gesture was to secure their future.
He added, at the event that took place on Sunday at the Achika ward, Aliyu said the beneficiaries would enrolled at Government Junior Secondary School Achika and Government Arabic Junior Secondary School Achika.
It was gathered that the beneficiaries would be sponsored to study from junior up to senior secondary school.
Aliyu said he would continue the good job even if he is not holding any political office.
Items distributed to the beneficiaries include 1,200 exercise books, 120 bags, 240 sets of uniform, 120 pairs of shoe, 120 socks, 240 pens and 240 pieces of pencil.
He stated that the gesture was his contribution towards the development of Kano state through empowerment of vulnerable and downtrodden.
He disclosed that he deemed it fit to come up with the initiative in a bid to secure the future of children, especially orphans who nowadays fond it difficult to achieve their education dream.
He was qoutes as saying, “I will continue to look after these children until they graduate from secondary school. Empowering children like these, all of them orphans, is a great service to humanity.
“They need the society’s support in order to be good and productive members of the society. Abandoning them would be dangerous.
“That is why I decided to sponsor their education from junior up to senior secondary school level even if i am no longer holding a political appointment,” the councillor said.