Niger mining site boy: Group praises Atiku for scholarship offer

The Rise Up Naija (RUN) movement has lauded former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for his intervention in the life of Yusuf Aliyu, an articulate teenager discovered working at a mining site in Niger State.
The group asserts that the gesture underscores the former Vice President’s long-standing vision for education and leadership.
In a statement signed by the Spokesman Comrade Usman Okai Austin, the group—a civic support organization within the African Democratic Congress (ADC)—stated that Atiku’s decision to offer a full scholarship to the youth highlights the qualities required of the next Nigerian president.
Comrade Okai praised the thoroughness of the initiative, noting that the f...