By; ISAAC ODEH, Kaduna
A Non Governmental Organisation under the aegis of Makarfi Education Endowment Trust Fund (METEF) has announced that it has paid tuition fees for over 300 students, particularly those from vulnerable homes in the LGA.
According to the foundation, the payment aims to support the students in focusing on their education without financial challenges.
Secretary of the foundation, Sama’ila Aliyu Makarfi, stated this following a courtesy visit by the foundation’s leadership under the chairmanship of Mahmud Bako Gazara to stakeholders of Makarfi Local Government Area origin in the state, including the former state governor, Ahmed Makarfi.
He disclosed that the benefiting students were from Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic and Kaduna State University, emphasizing the foundation’s efforts to secure a JAMB registration center for Makarfi LGA due to the absence of one in the town, forcing students to travel to Zaria for exams.
“We have supported approximately 300 youth within Makarfi LGA, covering their tuition fees to facilitate their education. Most of these beneficiaries are students of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic and Kaduna State University,” he said.
Similarly, Chairman of the foundation, Mahmud Bako Gazara, addressing journalists, expressed the foundation’s commitment to combatting school dropout rates in the LGA.
“We aim to tackle school dropout rates among our youth, both male and female, in the LGA. Our goal is to support the educational development of Makarfi LGA,” he stated.
In response, Umar Shehu Ajilo, the member representing Makarfi/Kudan Federal Constituency, reiterated Makarfi’s commendable educational background and pledged to collaborate with the foundation to provide necessary support for educational development in the LGA.
Ajilo emphasized that as a lawmaker, such initiatives could assist him in realizing his plans to ensure youth education in the LGA, noting that this was his third meeting with high-powered stakeholders since assuming office to discuss educational development in his constituency.
Other stakeholders visited to solicit for their support, including former Governor Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, former Deputy Comptroller General of Customs Alhaji Garba Bala Makarfi, and Alhaji Auwalu Mohammed Makarfi, pledged to help METEF achieve its goals.
The stakeholder visit aimed to raise awareness about METEF’s impactful activities and seek collaboration to ensure quality education is accessible to every Makarfi indigene, regardless of their socioeconomic background.
Established for a decade, METEF is actively seeking support from relevant stakeholders to fully realize its noble objectives.
