Salisu Sani-Idris
November 12, 2020
Chiroma of Sumaila bags Arewa Students Forum award
The Arewa Students Forum, on Wednesday in Abuja presented an award of excellent to Amb. Ahmad Abdulazeez, the National President, Presidential Support Coalition Initiative, an NGO, for his immense contribution to educational develoment in Kano and Northern Nigeria in general.
Leader of the Forum, Zaharadeed Yahaya, while decorating the award recipient, who is the Chiroma of Sumaila Local Government in Kano, said the award was long overdue considering the sacrifice made by the Chiroman in supporting educational pursuit of Kano Students across the country.
Yahaya used the occasion to appealed wealthy Nigerians to channel their resources to development education sector to compliment the efforts of Government at all levels.
Earlier, Alhaji Ibrahim Bayero, District Head of Sumaila, Local Government, Kano State urged youths and students to be responsive and
always respect constituted authority to ensure sustainable peace and development in the country.
The traditional ruler also advised the Nigerian youth and students to channel their energy towards building the nation for the benefit of all.
According to him, the advice becomes necessary, considering the role youths play in the socio-economic development of the country.
The monarch called northern youths to continue to live peacefully with their neighbours in the interest of peace and progress.
Responding, the award recipient, Amb. Abdulazeez, thanked the Arewa Students appreciating his efforts and for finding him worthy to be presented with such prestigious award.
The traditional titled holder pledged to give more scholarship to the members of the Arewa Students Forum to support their educational pursuit.
” I want to appreciate you for finding me worthy to be given an award by the apex body of northern Nigerian students forum.
” This will motivate me to double my support to students through scholarship and I urge you to continue to live in peace with other people wherever you are staying.
” Peace is priceless and non-negotiable and it is a necessary requirement for the development of any society,” he said.
He enjoined the leadership and members of the forum to contribute their quota to the development of the society and continue to support the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to succeed.