The Kebbi State Government has promised to offer scholarships to rescued girls of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri.
While receiving a Turkish organisation, Nigeria/TUILP International College, who paid him a courtesy visit in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, on Friday, Governor Nasir Idris said that the scholarships would enable the girls continue with their studies and actualise their dreams in various fields of endeavours.
On 17th June 2021, bandits stormed the school and abducted male and female students, and two of their teachers.
The female captives spent more than a year in captivity before they finally gained their freedom after concerted efforts by the government and their parents.
The governor pledged to partner with the Turkish organisation to develop education, health and youth empowerment, adding that he had been monitoring the activities of the organisation for a long period of time and found them to be sincere and upright.
Idris said: “I noticed their contribution in promoting health activities, hence, the decision of this administration to engage them in cataract surgery. “My administration is ready to partner with any donor agency that will bring development to Kebbi State”.
The governor noted with satisfaction that his administration had embarked on the construction and rehabilitation of roads to give the state capital a facelift, adding that similar projects would be extended to other Senatorial Districts.
He assured that by next week, he would sign a Memorandum of Understanding on completion of the state secretariat to provide office accommodation to the entire civil servants in the state.
Idris appealed to the people of the state to give the Turkish organisation maximum support and cooperation towards moving the state forward.
Earlier, the Managing Director of Surat Group of Companies, Mr. Yasar Ovenc assured the governor of their readiness to collaborate with the state government in promoting education, health and youth empowerment.
He requested the names of the kidnapped Yauri girl students and promised to offer them scholarship while emphasising that their priority area would be education, particularly girl-child education.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Turkish entourage included Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria/TULP International College, Mr. Feyzulah Bigin; and President of UFUK Dialogue, Mr. Imaran Ngin.
