Bolanle Akanji
Moderator
A Gombe-based company, Right Click Engineering Company, has announced its plan to give scholarship to physically challenged indigenes of the state studying in tertiary institutions in the country.
General Manager of the company Umar Ahmed said the organisation is passionate about the plight of physically challenged persons.
According to him, the company has a charitable foundation that would the less privileged persons who were willing to go to school.
All physically challenged Gombe state indigenes studying in tertiary educational institutions only have to present their admission letters and the receipts of their tuition fees for repayment.
“The gesture is part of our corporate social responsibility; we want to give the little we have,’’ Ahmed said.
He said the organisation would begin the exercise in February 2014 and will continue to do so indefinitely.
“The aim is to give them a sense of belonging by supporting them in their education. This category of people are very intelligent and if given the chance, they can be something in future,’’ Ahmed said.
He called on the wealthy in the society to assist in similar ways.
“We should always put it at the back of our mind that the physically challenged are part of us.”
General Manager of the company Umar Ahmed said the organisation is passionate about the plight of physically challenged persons.
According to him, the company has a charitable foundation that would the less privileged persons who were willing to go to school.
All physically challenged Gombe state indigenes studying in tertiary educational institutions only have to present their admission letters and the receipts of their tuition fees for repayment.
“The gesture is part of our corporate social responsibility; we want to give the little we have,’’ Ahmed said.
He said the organisation would begin the exercise in February 2014 and will continue to do so indefinitely.
“The aim is to give them a sense of belonging by supporting them in their education. This category of people are very intelligent and if given the chance, they can be something in future,’’ Ahmed said.
He called on the wealthy in the society to assist in similar ways.
“We should always put it at the back of our mind that the physically challenged are part of us.”