Twenty students of Kwara South origin in various universities across the country have been given N100,000 each in the scholarship scheme of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim.
Three beneficiaries were picked from each of the seven local governments in Kwara South Senatorial District including Ifelodun, Offa, Oyun, Irepodun, Isin Oke-Ero and Ekiti.
They all received the scholarship under Rafiu Ibrahim Bilal (RIB) Foundation, a pet project of Senator representing Kwara South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dr Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim.
Speaking at the formal presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries in Ilorin, the former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Babatunde Mohammed, described the financial assistance as apt and timely and congratulated the legislator for embarking on the gesture.
Mohammed, who chaired the brief ceremony, urged public office holders to emulate the benefactor.
He admonished the beneficiaries to face their studies and shun distractions throughout the duration of their academic pursuits.
In his remarks, a member of Board of Trustees of RIB Foundation, Professor Kenneth Adeyemi, said the scholarship was a golden opportunity and warned the students against misusing it.
