The Member of Parliament for Tolon Constituency Alhaji Habib Iddrisu, through the GNPC Scholarship scheme, has offered opportunities to about 21 students in the constituency to further their studies at various tertiary institutions within the country.
According to him, his priority as an MP is to empower the youth through education indicating that education is the key to human development, and to ensure development in the Tolon constituency, hence the decision to support the needy students.
The Tolon lawmaker who doubles as the Deputy Majority Chief Whip revealed his readiness to support students who are willing to further their education at the highest level and therefore urged those from the constituency to contact his office for support.
It would be recalled that Alhaji Habib Iddrisu, on March 9th this year paid the school fees of some 150 students in his constituency. He made the payments after successfully launching the Soya-Lana Educational Trust Fund.
The fund is targeting all students in the Tolon constituency, especially brilliant but needy and physically challenged female students.
Launching the Fund, Alhaji Habib said the initiative seeks to “provide financial support to brilliant but needy tertiary students in the Tolon constituency and facilitate tertiary students in the Tolon constituency access to scholarship awards (both government and non-governmental sources)”.
He reiterated his commitment towards developing his constituency; he added his Tolon project is focused to ensure the needed development for the people of Tolon Constituency.
Alhaji Habib Iddrisu also outlined a number of developmental projects he intends to carry out such as improving school infrastructure, improving water access, roads, health care among others.
Story by: Yakubu Alhassan
