 The Senate President, Hamad Lawan, has explained the rationale behind the 25 billionaire education appeal found by the government and people of Yobes State. The Senate President, speaking at the Yobes State Education Fund raising health in Abuja, said the idea was to reposition the education sector in the state and avail the children of Yobes State. Particularly, the ignorant ones, they pretended to go to school and become useful to themselves and the society at large. The report is presented in our studios. At the occasion titled Yobes State Education Fund raising, Lawan, who is also an indigent of Yobes State, said the situation in his state was good until the insurgents struck and cost incalculable damage in the state. The 25 billionaire is not going to solve all the problems, but definitely will reposition our educational sector better, and I want to make an appeal here. We want to have money, but there are some institutions that don't have to give us money. ACI, for example, give us lunch for training of our teachers. We want to train our teachers. If you can't give us free, please charge us just the administrative costs. If there is one single sector that you can use to change the world, it's education. Even during the launching, Yobes State Governor May Malabouni stressed that the task of rejuvenating education in the state is far beyond the traditional treasury capacity of the state, hence the need to look elsewhere for support. According to him, the fund, so generated, will be channeled towards developing and maintaining a high standard of education philosophy, education policy, legal, regulatory and institutional arrangement in the basic and secondary education sub-sector. Even as we look forward to our best efforts, we decided to approach our good selves, our potential benefactors through this education fundraising event to seek your support in cash, or in kind, employment, seed funds and treatment, estimated by the book, $25 billion. For us as governors, we are also directly involved in educational activities in our state. We know that education is the greatest antidote to poverty, and that we have a duty, indeed a responsibility, to take our people out of poverty, and if we educate them, definitely it is the first stage in the journey out of lifting them from poverty. The fundraising comes on the heels of the recovery of the education sector following the declaration of a state of emergency by Governor May Malabouni led administration and the subsequent inauguration of a 21-member committee to raise funds for the education sector. In attendance were prominent personalities which include governors, members of the National Assembly, former governors, members of the traditional ruling class, emirs, mayors and chiefs, captains of industries, business tycoons and other notable guests. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.