By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto
IN its bid to sustain the CSR trajectory , BUA Cement Company has awarded N40 million scholarship to 200 students from across Sokoto , Kebbi , Zamfara states with special consideration to the host community to further deepen its Corporate Social Responsibility priority to education.
The initiative was aimed at impacting BUA’s drive for youth educational empowerment and support to communities.
Speaking at the formal symbolic presentation of the cheques to respective States officials on Tuesday at BUA’s premises in Sokoto , the Managing Director, Engineer Yusuf Binji said the company was passionate about transformative drive that impact people within the community it operates and catchment states.
He noted that education was the fabric and strategic premise that drives progress and innovative advantage that complements investments fir national growth.
” We are desirous and concerned about the educational upliftment and academic standard of students in Wamakko community”, he pointed out.
According to Binji represented by the Plant Director, Engineer Aminu Bashar said the support to the students to pursue their education was a fundamental and necessary aspect of BUA’s CSR trajectory to host community.
” We want to celebrate excellence with improved academic performance of all of you for deliberate evaluation.
” You should take advantage of the rare opportunity by committing your time to achieve better results that would translate your future in positive light”, he urged.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Head of Department, Health,Community Safety and Environment, Ali Gumel explained that the hall mark of its commitment was designed empower youths in the community in the spirit of giving back to them through supporting their educational desires so they can in the end, contribute their quota the development of the community, state and nation.
” This will positive brace the students capacity and desires to achieve academic excellence “, he said.
However, he explained that each of the benefiting states was presented N10 million cheque including the immediate host community assuring that the students would in the next one week receive payments.
Meanwhile , representatives from the three benefiting states including Professor Rashida Usman (Zamfara), Hon. Usman Arzika (Sokoto) and Yusuf Abubakar (Kebbi) and the District Head(Ubandoman) Arkilla in Wamakko community , Alhaji Aliyu Hassan acknowledged the sustained efforts of BUA Cement in turning around the impact of its operations to the people.
” We sincerely appreciate the support enjoyed by our people especially students of our communities.” they acknowledged in separate brief comments even as the District Head appealed to the company to review it’s recruitment quota for the immediate host community (Wamakko).
He emphasised the need to review the 35% quota for the three states and open doors for more permanent employment to them than casual.
” We want you to at least give us 50% consideration “, he appealed just as the Chairman of Wamakko local government corroborated similar request.
One student each from the benefitting states also commended BUA gestures and support to their educational pursuits, assuring that they would not fail the company by ensuring they excell.
