Yakubu Busari
A philanthropist, Hon Abubakar Kabiru Garba has given out scholarship to no fewer than twenty (20) with 3 females and 17 males in primaries and secondary schools studies to across the state to their final year’s.
Hon Garba in his speech employed Nigerian to be their brother’s keeper by sponsoring children of the less privilege in the society so as to promote peaceful coexistence.
He said, as a businessman, he has observed the high rates of school dropouts which is on the increase in Jos North Local Government Council so in other to allow them roaming the streets I feel this would be necessary for me to provide them with stools that they can be productive to themselves and the parents.
According to him, this gesture was just burned out my desire towards promoting learning and empowerment of people to be responsible members of the state and Nigeria in general because given them education would transform their mind.
Kabiru Garba stressed the need for public and private partnership including spirited individuals to come to the rescue of vulnerable children whose parents are death especially those affected by internal crises which had ravage the state in the past.
He added that apart from these 20 that I am now giving them the opportunity to acquire knowledge to be useful to themselves and the community, I have almost 50 others to carter for them with the meagre resources on ground.
However, today I call on Plateau state government under the amiable leadership Governor Simon Lalong to assist these children for them to go back to school ,we are now face with so many challenges of insecurity owning the problem of youths causing civil unrest .
Some beneficiaries expressed satisfaction with the assistance they enjoy courtesy of Abubakar Kabiru Garba good gesture by praying to Almighty Allah to reward him a bundling .
We thank God that our children can now go back to school and read so as that be ambassador of the state and Nigeria in general ,we appreciate his contributions to education .
