Yomi Durojaye
House of Representatives member Dr. Wale Ahmed yesterday urged the people of Agege Constituency to rekindle their solidarity and support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said Nigerians will savour a new lease of life, assuring that the dividends of socio-economic reforms embarked upon by the administration will spread.
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Ahmed spoke at his constituency office where no fewer than 50 tertiary students received N100,000 each under his ‘Noble Scholarship Programme.’
Speakers at the event admonished the beneficiaries to face their studies, shun cultism and other social vices, make their parents proud and be a good ambassadors of the scheme.
At the ceremony, the lawmaker also donated bags of rice and cash to market men and women from Agege and Orile-Agege councils, bags of flours to Agege master bakers and a generator to the Divisional Police Office.
Accompanied by a party colleague and former federal lawmaker, Jide Jimoh, the legislator said he sponsored the educational programme in appreciation to God who enabled him to study medicine at the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, despite being an indigent student.
Ahmed thanked the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders,members and other constituents in Agege for their cooperation, urging them to increase their support for the Tinubu administration.
He also charged them to maintain the unity of the fold.
On the scholarship scheme, he said:” We obtained GCE and JAMB forms for our youths. I remember my six years as a student in Sokoto. I only had transport fare for the first year. There waa nobody to give me transport money. When I entered Year Four, I spent one week at home after resumption because of lack of transport fare. I am sponsoring the education programme to give thanks to God.”
Ahmed promised to do follow-up by monitoring the students’ progress.
To the students, he said:”You can achieve your goals in life with hardwork.”
Jimoh of Mainland Constituency said: “It is a day of joy. Our leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is in town. This is what he likes. This is good news to our president and our governor. There is no beneficiary of scholarship who will not be happy for life.
“Dr. Wale Ahmed has also given grants. This is true representation. He is in the House moving motions and sponsoring bills. He is serving our party and your constituency.”
To the students,he said: “Treasure the opportunity. Guard it jealously. Use it well.”
At the ceremony were Idowu Akinola, who represented House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, Taofeek Oloriodo, Monsurat Adegbenro, Mrs. Akinyemi, Youth Leader Semiu Lateef, Alhaja Dupe Boyejo, Olumuyiwa Lebiyo, Omooba Sobande, Joseph Ayobami, Isola Omodele and Segun Balogun.
The chairman of the screening committee, Abiodun Ogedengbe, said the selection of beneficiaries was transparent and devoid of partisanship.
He said to be above board, he said he prevented his daughter who had gained admission into the university from participating in the exercise.
He urged the beneficiaries “to go and excel,” and their parents to monitor them because they are young.
The chairman of APC in Agege Council, Alhaji Tunde Azeez Disco, advised the students to be good ambassadors of the council and constituency, excel academically and engage in community service.
He described the expansion of educational opportunities as the real dividends of democracy.
