By Jude Atupulazi
The fortunes of a 23-year-old Kano-based commercial Tricyclist, Awwalu Salisu, have changed for the better when he was offered a scholarship up to PhD level to the tune of N250 million for returning the sum of N15m left in his tricycle, otherwise called keke, by a Chadian businessman,
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, was the first to offer Awwalu scholarship at the Abuja-based Baze University up to PhD level.
Thereafter, the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, said the Labour Party could not be allowed to outshine the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and announced a N250m scholarship award to Awwalu to appreciate his act of honesty and to encourage other young Nigerians to imbibe the virtue.
He said Awwalu would get N50m scholarship each from him personally, President Bola Tinubu, his ministers, APC Governors Forum and Niger State Government.
Bago added that he would name one of the road projects he was undertaking in Niger State after the Kano Keke rider.
