Abuja: Councillor Representing Gwagwalada Central Gives Scholarship To Over 100 Students

The Councillor representing Gwagwalada Central in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, Alhaji Yusuf Abubakar -Nas has given JAMB scholarship to over one hundred senior secondary school students in Gwagwalada Abuja.

Speaking during the presentation of the scholarship, Alhaji Abubakar – Nas said the beneficiaries were drawn from Government Secondary School and Government Day Secondary School Gwagwalada Abuja.

The Councillor who is also the Deputy Speaker and Chairman, House Committee on Education in Gwagwalada Area Council said the gesture was to alleviate the plight of parents in the educational development of their children.

Alhaji Abubakar – Nas who stated that the scholarship was in collaboration with the APC Chairmanship Candidate in Gwagwalada in the forthcoming FCT Area Council Election, Alhaji Usman Yahaya advised the beneficiaries to be committed to their studies for a better future.

Alhaji Abubakar -Nas who is equally the APC Councillorship Candidate for Gwagwalada Central Ward in next month’s FCT Area Council Election reiterated his commitment to the growth of education in the area.

The Councillor who is an Alumnus of Government Day Secondary School, Gwagwalada Abuja enjoined the beneficiaries to always be good ambassadors of their families.

In a remark, the APC Chairmanship Candidate, Alhaji Usman Yahaya promised to give priority to educational development if elected in next month’s Area Council Election.

Alhaji Usman Yahaya also pledged to embark on people oriented projects and ensure rural transformation if given the mandate in the poll.

Some of the beneficiaries thanked the Councillor of Gwagwalada Central Ward, Alhaji Yusuf Abubakar -Nas and the APC Chairmanship Candidate in Gwagwalada, Alhaji Usman Yahaya for the gesture.

They said the JAMB Scholarship would go a long way in contributing to their dreams of obtaining higher education.

Mathew Ayoola, Edited By Grace Namiji