…The governor was shocked that the little girls were fetching water during school hours, he made inquiries as to why they were on the road.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, February 3 gave hope to two out-of-school girls he met on his way to official duty.
The girls stated that their parents were not financially stable enough to sponsor their education prompting the governor to immediately place them on scholarship.
This was disclosed by his spokesman, Gboyega Akosile, in a post seen by Legit.ng on his Facebook page.
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Read the Facebook post below:
“The governor was heartbroken to see the girls on the road during school hours, with buckets on their heads, stopped his convoy, inquired why they were not in school. They told him their parents couldn’t afford tuition fees.”
“He found who their parents were and promised to take over the full responsibility of the girls’ upbringing and education.”
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