Reports that the Federal Government has promised to sponsor a 17-years-old girl, Popoopla Esther who went viral on the internet on Saturday, July 25, for repairing a forklift is confirmed.
A Twitter user @ThepreciousAda who said her dad saw the girl at work posted in a series of tweets:
“My dad saw this talented girl at work today repairing a forklift at 17 years old, she wants to study engineering and grow her expertise. He asked me to post this video so she could get some sort of assistance or guidance.”
“Her name is popoola Kehinde Esther, this is Classic Bonded Terminal, Okota where she works under Mr Adebayo Maruf. I will be sharing her contact only with trusted parties.. Thank you all so much for the retweets, it has gotten a lot of recognition.”
Later on, the Nigerian federal government through the minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, on Monday, July 27, said the federal government will give her a scholarship. Sunday asked @ThepreciousAda to quickly share her contact details for the facilitation of the scholarship.
Below is his tweet confirming it:
“This is HM Youth and Sports. Please send her name and number. We will get her a scholarship.”
