By Rabiu Sanusi
The Interim Management Officer of Wudil Local Government, Hajiya Bilkisu Yakubu Indabo, has announced a scholarship program for female science students in the local government area.
The scholarship program will benefit thirty female science students who are indigenes of Wudil Local Government, allowing them to study at Nursing and Midwifery Schools in Kano, Madobi, Danbatta, Gezawa, and other institutions.
Speaking at the occasion, Hajiya Bilkisu Yakubu Indabo explained the significance of the scholarship program and its impact on the educational development of the local government. She maintained that under her administration, they had previously sponsored over two thousand Wudil indigenes studying at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in Wudil.
“This time, with the revenue generated from the local government, we have also awarded scholarships to female science students in the area,” she stated.
The scholarship program, according to Hajiya Bilkisu Yakubu Indabo, was awarded based on merit, and beneficiaries were selected from various wards in the local government.
She pledged that once the beneficiaries complete their studies, they will be posted to their respective wards to serve their people.
Hajiya Bilkisu Yakubu Indabo expressed her appreciation to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Deputy Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, and the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, for their support and encouragement in serving the community, particularly in the field of education. She emphasized that moving the education sector forward is a collective responsibility.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children, and Disabled, Hajiya Aishatu Lawal Saji, also commended the Interim Management Officer for her foresight and dedication to improving the education sector. She urged other Interim Management Officers in all the local government areas to emulate Hajiya Bilkisu Yakubu Indabo’s initiative.
The event, which was attended by the State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Comrade Hashimu Suleiman Dungurawa, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children, and Disabled, Hajiya Aishatu Lawal Saji, and other party loyalists, featured the presentation of certificates to individuals who have made significant contributions to the party’s development.
Additionally, members of the All Progressive Party who converted to the New Nigeria People’s Party were also welcomed at the event.
