A member of the House of Representatives, representing Fagge Federal Constituency, Barrister Muhammad Bello Shehu has disbursed N1.75 million to seven indigenous graduates of law, who have secured admission into Nigerian Law School.
Each of the beneficiaries had received N250,000 from the lawmaker, popularly known as MB Shehu in an event, held in Fagge Local Government area on Tuesday evening.
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Speaking at the occasion, Shehu said he decided to dole out the money to the newly admitted law students in order to support them undergo the programme without facing any financial difficulties that could lead to failure.
According to him, the money would assist the beneficiaries to concentrate on their studies in order to complete the one-year legal study successfully.
He said he initially decided to give them N200,000 each, but considering the economic situation, he had increased the amount to N250,000 to enable them to undergo the study smoothly.
The lawmaker charged the beneficiaries to study and pray hard in order to finish the programme once without failing in examination that could cause them to register again.
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He said he had spent over N50 million for education support to his constituents, adding that the scholarship would be continuous.
“Let me also urge you to be honest when you graduate and start practicing. You should consider legal practice as an opportunity to serve humanity.
“Don’t also forget your younger ones and even older ones. Help them in whatever way you feel you can.
“You should study hard, read hard and be prayerful. If you graduate and start practicing, don’t forget your people, don’t forget your constituency.
“Sometimes you would even come down to help us. I pray for you to succeed,” he said.
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All the beneficiaries expressed gratitude for the gesture and prayed God reward him abundantly.
According to them, the lawmaker’s gestures had not been limited to his constituency, but extended to other areas, owing to his commitment to development of education.
