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By Emmanuel Adeleke
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, have given a scholarship to a tricycle rider, Auwalu Salisu, for returning the sum of N15 million to the owner.
Salisu, 22, had in September 2023, returned the sum of N15 million that was forgotten by a passenger who came from Chad to buy goods in Kano.
The scholarship was announced by Obi at the Leadership Newspaper conference and awards ceremony in Abuja, on Tuesday.
Obi, who was with Baba-Ahmed, said Salisu’s feeding,schooling, accomodation and others would be handled by Baze University throughout his studies.
Salisu returned the money after hearing an announcement about the missing money on a radio station in Kano.