PHOTOS: Excitement as Barau donates bus, uniforms to 856 students during visit to 2 schools in Kano with ECOWAS Parliamentarians

By Muhammed Yakubu On May 23, 2024

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Members of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Wednesday, paid sensitization visits to two schools in Kano State as part of activities lined up for the Second Extraordinary Session of the parliament, holding in Kano, North West, Nigeria.

The Deputy President of the Senate and the Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, led the delegation to Aliyu Saidu Bebeji Government Arabic Secondary School and Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN).

SolaceBase reports that Parliamentarians from 12 countries, including Nigeria, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’ Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the Republic of Togo, are participating in the second extraordinary session of the parliament.

At the secondary school, Senator Barau explained the importance of the ECOWAS in integrating the subregion.

” I am donating uniforms to all the school’s students, one set for each student. I will send tailors to take your measurements for the new uniforms. I will also give a new Sharon vehicle for the school and N1 million to the teachers,” he said.

Similarly, another member of the Parliament, Paschal A. Agbodike, who represents Ihiala Federal Constituency of Anambra State at the House of Representatives, donated N1 million to the school.

Also, at MAAUN, the lawmakers interacted with the students on the significance of ECOWAS.