The Chairman, Badagry Local Government, Mr. Olusegun Onilude, has given bursary to 200 students of tertiary institutions, who hail from the area.
Speaking during the official presentation at the council secretariat in Ajara, Badagry, Lagos, he said the gesture was to reposition education in the local government.
Onilude added: “Also, this is part of my administration’s commitment to support the aspirations of prospective tertiary education seekers.
“None of these young people are children of the elite; some of them are very brilliant.
“We chose to empower them to liberate their minds and make them better citizens, who will resist the urge to engage in vices.”
He said students studying Medicine, Law and Engineering received N50,000 each, while those of other disciplines would be paid ¦ 20,000 each.
The chairman promised to increase the number of beneficiaries as well as the amount in subsequent editions.
Mrs. Sewede Pot-Balogun, the supervisor for Education, Badagry Local Government, said the lucky students met the requirements of the Bursary Committee constituted by the council some weeks ago.
The President, National Association of Badagry Students, Abdulsamod Ajape, said the bursary would assist to offset their tuition fees.
He hailed the chairman for helping indigent students, advising other rich Badagry indigenes to emulate the gesture.
Miss Hunye Minasu, a medical student of Lagos State University, Ojo thanked Onilude for giving her the money, noting that she would use it to clear her debt.
