The senator representing Sokoto East, Ibrahim Lamido has empowered no fewer than 1,000 youths and students with N50,000 each as part of his Education Trust Fund Initiative.
The beneficiaries were drawn from Isa, Sabon Birni, Gada, Goronyo, Wurno, Rabah, Illela and Gwadabawa local government areas, where he represents at the National Assembly.
Senator Lamido who was represented by the APC Chairman Illela local government, Alhaji Muhammadu Sarkin Alaru, said that he was worried with the high rate of youth unemployment in the state, knowing fully the consequences of idleness in the society.
“The programme is geared towards eradicating poverty and empowering youths and students in Sokoto East to have access to education and improve their economic wellbeing.
“Each of the 1,000 beneficiaries would receive N50,000 as grant to further their education or chosen enterprise.
This has been my tradition of empowering people even before I was elected as senator.
“It is one among many projects that I have come up with including building schools, mosques, clinics and rural electrification projects,” he stated.
An APC stalwart, Zannan Goronyo, lauded the efforts of Senator Lamido, adding that he is one of the few senators in the country that promotes empowerment initiatives to their constituents.
A benefitting 200-level student of Sokoto State University, Hauwa’u Suleman Goronyo, expressed appreciation to the senator for coming to their aid especially at this period of skyrocketing cost of tertiary education in the country.
