The proprietor of Mallam Kawu Youth Rehabilitation and Orphanage Centre (MKYROC) in Bauchi State, has expressed worry over the inability of Governor Bala Mohammed to visit and shower his blessings on the centre with a view to propel its progress and development.
“This rehabilitation centre is operating in Bauchi, the seat of power from which it is getting praises from individuals and bodies within and outside the state, and even from some countries globally. But it is yet to receive the blessing or any prophetic word from the Governor of Bauchi State or his representative”.
Speaking to the press in Bauchi recently, Mallam Kawu, as the proprietor is popularly called, said that the long awaited visit by the governor would no doubt boost the capacity and morale of the centre and its operators, while encouraging more people to patronise it.
“The Mallam Kawu Rehabilitation and Orphanage Centre deserves the blessing, or even worse, the curse of Governor Bala Mohammed”, he pointed.
Mallam Abdullahi Tahir therefore, tendered a passionate appeal to the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, to kindly visit or send a representative to see how the centre operates and extend his blessing, as part of the drive to sanitise the society of youths restiveness, drugs addiction or other social vices that portend danger to communities.
He expressed dismay that a significant percentage of the youths are more than ever before engaged in the use of illicit drugs. Kalu pointed out that unless the government, parents, religious and community leaders, stakeholders and philanthropists intervene, the future would be bleak for the youths who were adjudged as leaders of tomorrow.
Tahir, whose interview primarily centred on his intervention in promoting the course of education, especially school uniforms and other learning materials to the less-privilege pupils and JSS students of Zannuwa Primary School, revealed that after Zannuwa, he would continue with the intervention to pupils in Dawaki, Shekal and Model School Kofar Ran, all in Dawaki Ward of Bauchi metropolis.
The centre proprietor explained that he recently started providing uniforms and learning materials to pupils of Zannuwa Primary School and its JSS students who were in addition being provided caps, shoes, socks and writing books. He disclosed that after Zannuwa, he would continue with Dawaki, Shekal, and Model School at Kofar Ran.
“My intention is to provide uniforms and other schooling learning materials to 60 males and 40 females at Zannuwa Primary School, 60 pupils at Shekal Primary School, Dawaki and Model Primary School at Kofar Ran. I want to provide to at least 600 pupils and JSS students at those schools in Dawaki Ward of Bauchi metropolis”.
Mallam Kawu recalled that he started the provision of learning materials to the pupils and students of his rehabilitation centre, whose sponsorship to tertiary institutions in the state have been running smoothly for years without hindrance at ATBU Bauchi, Sa’ad Zungur State University, Gadau, and Fedpoly Bauchi, among others.
“Presently, the rehabilitation centre has three students at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), five at Sa’ad Zungur State University, Gadau, two at Malikiya College of Health Sciences, as well as in Federal Polytechnic and Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic in Bauchi. The Centre also has two students at the Alkaleri Petroleum Institute”, he concluded.
