Aliyu said the gesture was to secure their future while presenting educational materials to the beneficiaries at a ceremony held at Achika ward on Sunday.
According to him, he would sponsor them to study from junior up to senior secondary school even if he is not holding any political office. He said the initiative is a bid to secure the future of children, especially orphans who nowadays fond it difficult to achieve their educational dream.The councilor explained that out of the beneficiaries, 65 are girls while 54 are boys, adding that some of them, about 50, are school dropout.
“They need our support so that they too can become productive members of the society. Abandoning them would be dangerous.