Saturday 6 February 2016

Governor’s wife to sponsor education of 7 children of blind couple


The wife of the Kebbi state governor, Hajiya Aishatu Atiku has pledged to sponsor the education of seven children of a blind couple, who earn their living from begging.


Atiku announced the lifeline to the family when she visited them at their Gesse ll Quarters, Birnin Kebbi, residence.

She said her foundation, "Mass Almajiri Literacy and Poverty Alleviation Initiative (MALPAI)” would undertake the training of the children up to tertiary education level.

She immediately directed that school uniforms should be provided for the seven children and that they should be enrolled into Zannan Gwandu Model Primary School on Monday.

The governor’s wife also donated food items, which included five bags of rice, and toiletries and mosquito nets to the family.

She also directed the Ministry of Women Affairs to train the parents and grandparents of the children on some vocation for their self-reliance.

Responding to the gesture, grandfather in the family, Malam Dattijo, described the intervention of the governor's wife in their lives as ‘’God sent’’.


He also described Atiku as an ‘’Angel’’ and pledged that the family would continue to pray for her.

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