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The President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday explained the rationale behind the N25 billion education appeal fund organised by the Yobe State Government.
Lawal, who is an indigene of the state, spoke at the Yobe Education Fund Raising held in Abuja.
He said that the idea for the fund raising was to reposition the education sector of the state.
The lawmaker also said that the move would avail the children of Yobe, particularly the indigent ones, the opportunity to go to school and become useful to themselves and the society at large.
Lawan said the educational situation in Yobe was good until the insurgents struck and caused an incalculable damage.
“In the Northeastern state before the former Borno State and presently Yobe State, we received support from government for our education.
“I didn’t have to pay anything to be in primary school. Infact, I was given something. My parents were encouraged to send me to school.
“In secondary school, we were given everything. Our uniforms free. Our books free. Feeding and everything free. That was when the resources were available to really accommodate those necessities.
“The population has increased, of pupils and students, and the resources are dwindling. Now we have to look for our friends, our well wishers to come to our aid.
“Asking for help is part of the work. We recognise that we need to, first of all at home, task ourselves and collect something before we go outside of the state.”
The president of the Senate, who noted that education was an important sector, added that Yobe cannot run away from talking to her friends.
“I didn’t come from a rich or wealthy family and many of us here have come from families that are simply there, not wealthy enough.
“But because our states, at that time, intervened to give us the support that we needed to go to school, stay in school, by the Grace of God, we are reaping the benefits.
” And that is what we want to achieve by raising N25 billion and actually the N25 billion is not going to solve all the problems but definitely it will reposition our education sector better.”
The lawmaker, who commended Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe for initiating the idea, assured the donors that the donations would be “very prudently applied and responsibly utilised.”
In attendance were; the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Gov. Umara Zulum of Borno, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and others.