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ECOWAS Parliamentarians visit schools, Senator Barau donates bus, uniforms to 856 students

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"wutR8d4L" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Members of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States &lpar;ECOWAS&rpar;&comma; on Wednesday&comma; paid sensitization visits to two schools in Kano State as part of activities lined up for the Second Extraordinary Session of the parliament&comma; holding in Kano&comma; North West&comma; Nigeria&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"Nc5oB8b9" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Deputy President of the Senate and the Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament&comma; Senator Barau I&period; Jibrin&comma; led the delegation to Aliyu Saidu Bebeji Government Arabic Secondary School and Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria &lpar;MAAUN&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Parliamentarians from 12 countries&comma; including Nigeria&comma; Benin Republic&comma; Burkina Faso&comma; Cape Verde&comma; Cote D&&num;8217&semi; Ivoire&comma; Gambia&comma; Ghana&comma; Guinea&comma; Guinea Bissau&comma; Liberia&comma; Senegal&comma; Sierra Leone and the Republic of Togo&comma; are participating in the second extraordinary session of the parliament&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the secondary school&comma; Senator Barau explained the importance of the ECOWAS in integrating the subregion&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"1fRE2R4O" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>He said they are in the school to bring the Parliament closer to the people and for the students to tap from their wealth of experiences&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We are here today for the members of the ECOWAS Parliament to know about our educational system and to meet our students&comma; as well as for you&comma; the students&comma; to learn more about the ECOWAS Parliament&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This school is like my school&period; I belong to this community&period; I was the first House of Representatives member of this federal constituency &lpar;Tarauni&rpar; in 1999&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8221&semi; Therefore&comma; I am donating uniforms to all the school&&num;8217&semi;s students&comma; one set for each student&period; I will send tailors to take your measurements for the new uniforms&period; I will also give a new Sharon vehicle for the school and N1 million to the teachers&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Similarly&comma; another member of the Parliament&comma; Paschal A&period; Agbodike&comma; who represents Ihiala Federal Constituency of Anambra State at the House of Representatives&comma; donated N1 million to the school&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier&comma; the state commissioner of education&comma; Umar Haruna Doguwa&comma; thanked the parliamentarians for the visit&comma; describing it as the first in history&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Represented by the Director of Schools of the Ministry&comma; Alhaji Abbas Abdullahi&comma; the commissioner&comma; lauded Senator Barau for bringing the ECOWAS delegation to Kano&comma; saying it would benefit the entire state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On his part&comma; the school&&num;8217&semi;s principal&comma; Yusuf Saidu Atiku&comma; said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I am not surprised with what Senator Barau did to us because of his generosity&period; That is why he is called Maliya&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We appreciate this kind gesture and support to us&period; We will never forget what you have done to us&period; We thank you and the entire ECOWAS Parliament&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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