Politics: Zing Council Boss Evangelist Davoro Titus award scholarship to fifty indigenes.

Fifty indigines of Zing Local Government Area have been awarded thirty thousand naira

scholarship.

The Chairman of Zing Local Government Council Honorable Evangelist Davoro Titus Gwandis while presenting the scholarship said it is out of his desire to support their education in higher institutions of learning that moved him to award the scholarship.

According to him, the gesture is to compliment the prioritisation of Education sector by the Governor Doctor Agbu Kefas in Taraba state.

Evangelist Davoro Titus Gwandis encouraged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the money given to support their education as well as to make the Zing Local Government Council proud.

The Chairman appreciated the support the council has been enjoying from the Deputy Governor Alhaji Aminu Abdullahi Alkali,the Speaker Taraba State House of Assembly RT Hon. John Kizito Bonzena and the Commissioner Environment and Climate change,Aishatu Barde among others.

Some of the beneficiaries interviewed Ambrose Daniel from Zing A Ward and Sarauniya Ambrose Soba from Monkin A Ward appreciated the Chairman of the Council for the gesture.

They pledged to take their studies with all seriousness to make Zing Local Government Council proud.

Each of the Fifty Students who benefitted from the scholarship went home with thirty thousand naira.

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