By Abiodun Esan, Ilorin
Parents Association of Students on Exchange Programme (PASEP) of Government Secondary School (GSS) Ilorin has commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State for being passionate about the welfare of students on Exchange Programme from the State.
The association made this known in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Ahmed Funsho, and Secretary Shehu Gidado on Tuesday in Ilorin.
It said that the present administration has been consistent on the payment of transport fares of the students since its inception.
According to the parents, the gesture has helped the students to enjoy stable and uninterrupted study in their respective schools outside the State.
According to the association, previous government was not sensitive to the students’ plight, adding that it owed them arrears of fares to the tune of over N15 million.
“Your Excellency, we wish to place on record that prior to your coming on board, there had been a backlog of unpaid transport fares for our children on the Exchange Programme, spanning about 4 years (over N15 million).
“But ever since you became the Governor of our dear State in 2019, we have been enjoying a steady and timely payment for the affected students who are schooling all over Northern Nigeria. We commend you for this.
“We are keen followers of your style of governance since you assumed office and no doubt you have justified the ‘Otoge mantra’ that birthed this administration.
“We are also proud of your track record of achievements across key sectors, which clearly manifest that Otoge revolution is not a fluke, but a change that is genuinely placing Kwara high among comity of states in Nigeria,” it said.
The association therefore appealed to the government to look into payment of the four-year arrears of fares.
The parents also called on the government to provide them with a coaster bus for smooth runnings of their other activities.
It prayed for the success of the administration, and pledged their support for realisation of the second-term bid of the Governor in the 2023 general elections.
“For these reasons, you remain our strength and strong pillar of sustaining the programme almost planned for extinction by those administrations before you.
“May Allah continue to be your stength and compass of life,” the statement added,” the association added.
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