Lawmaker empowers over 800 parents to pay school fees in Kogi central

By, Mark Akudu, Kogi 

Over 800 parents have benefitted from education support program organized by a lawmaker Yusuf Zakari Eneve representing Okene II state constituency at the Kogi State House of Assembly.

Presenting a cash of thirty thousand naira each to the beneficiaries in Okene local government area of the state on Saturday the  lawmaker , said the education support program was part of his effort to mark the one year in office of the governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo.

Eneve further explained  that the over 800 beneficiaries were carefully selected across the four wards in the state constituency namely; Avuga-Ozuja, Obehira Eba, Obehira Uvete and Upogoro- Odenku, noting that the gesture  which has gulped over 24 million naira q was to ease the burden of school fees from parents.

According to him,  the choice of education for the empowerment was borne out Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s commitment toward the provision of qualitative education for Kogi children, saying the empowerment was to compliment the Governor’s effort.

“Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has prioritize education through infrastructural development and payment of WAEC, JAMB and other external examinations for the students in public schools in the state. I have seen his effort that is why I decided to support him as he cerebrated his one year in office” he stated

While calling on the people of his constituency to redouble their effort in supporting Governor Ododo’s administration, the lawmaker appealed to those who are not part of the empowerment program to exercise patients as the next one will definitely capture them.

In his remark, the Special Adviser to the Governor on domestic affair, Kashim Ahmed Ododo commended the lawmaker for prioritizing the welfare of his constituents.

He charged political leaders at the grassroots to shun greed and allow the dividend of democracy to touch the electorate, saying such attitude will create the desire peace and unity at the local level.

Also in his remark, Muazu Salihu Animuku  the zonal chairman of APC, Central Senatorial district praised the lawmaker for giving back to his constituents, saying the effort will go a long way to assist parents who are the beneficiaries.

He stated that the selection of the beneficiaries  was done across other political parties, saying the essence was to foster unity among the people of the state constituency irrespective of political affiliation.

One of the beneficiaries Aisha Isah a  mother of two children expressed her gratitude to the lawmaker, saying he had assisted her in paying the school fees of her children.