Eighteen pupils of Science Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School, Kuje, Abuja, who emerged overall winners of a recent science competition have been awarded full scholarships by the Kuje Area Council.
The scholarship will cover their education from Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) to Senior Secondary School Three (SSS3), the chairman of the council, Hon. Danjuma Samuel Shekwolo, has announced.
Shekwolo disclosed this while marking the first 100 days of his administration at an event attended by stakeholders, traditional rulers and party chieftains.
He said the council would bear the cost of the pupils’ education throughout the period, describing the initiative as part of his administration’s commitment to supporting education and promoting the academic aspirations of residents.
The chairman also disclosed that a scholarship committee set up by the council had commenced the screening of students across the area council to identify beneficiaries of its educational support programme.
Highlighting his administration’s achievements in infrastructure, Shekwolo said the council had renovated primary schools in Rubochi, Pasali, Chibiri and Toton-Gabiya, while construction of a block of classrooms was ongoing in Gova community.
He added that the administration had graded roads and constructed culverts along the Rubochi-Gbanfa and Shetuko villages, among other projects across the 10 wards of the council.
According to him, the council had also approved the upgrading of various roads across rural communities requiring urgent intervention.
Shekwolo said the administration was working to improve access to electricity through the installation of solar-powered streetlights in communities with limited access to the national grid, as well as the provision of streetlights in Kuje metropolis and rural communities.
He further disclosed that efforts were ongoing to rehabilitate non-functional boreholes and improve access to potable water across the council, particularly in rural communities.
To promote environmental cleanliness, Shekwolo said the council had introduced the Operation Keep Kuje Clean initiative to encourage proper waste disposal and maintain a cleaner environment.
On security, he said the administration had strengthened collaboration with security agencies, traditional rulers, vigilante groups and other relevant stakeholders through monthly meetings and coordinated engagements aimed at maintaining peace and protecting lives and property.
The chairman assured residents that his administration remained committed to improving various sectors of development across the council.