Senator Ben Bruce Pays School Fees For Twitter Follower

The Senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray Bruce has fulfilled his pledge of paying the fees of one of his followers on micro-blogging site, Twitter, Oguara Ebikemo Samuel Frank with the Twitter handle @depomighty, thus saving the young man from dropping out from school.

It will be recalled that the follower of Ben Murray Bruce, had appealed to him to help pay his school fees otherwise he would have to drop out if school.

@benmurraybruce @harmus14 sir with dow respect I am asking for a favour from you. I am Oguara Ebikiemo by name. Am from nembe bassinbiri.

— Samuel frank (@Depomighty) July 28, 2015

@benmurraybruce @harmus14 sir I am a student of Niger dalta university amassoma please sir I have not paid my school and that will cures me — Samuel frank (@Depomighty)July 28, 2015

@benmurraybruce @harmus14 to drop out of school please sir I have nobody to turn to.God bless you.For your understanding.

— Samuel frank (@Depomighty) July 28, 2015

The senator had promised to pay the school fees and the young man has confirmed that his school fees as well as a generous pocket money allowance has been paid by the commonsense advocate senator.

@Depomighty @harmus14 I will pay your school fees. You wont have to drop out of school. I’ve DM’ed you my PA’s number. Call him immediately. — Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) August 5, 2015

Please my friends I am. Happy because the honourable senator Ben Bruce have pay my school fees.

— Samuel frank (@Depomighty) September 17, 2015

Ben Bruce is known for his generosity and is the founder of Ben Bruce Foundation, which among other things cater for survivors of rape and abuse; pay fees of less-privileged children and also provide start-up capital for their parents.

Earlier this year, he pledged to donate part of his wardrobe allowance as a senator to the unpaid workers in Osun State. However, his gesture attracted condemnation from the Rauf Aregbesola led government of the state, which urged Ben Bruce elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to stay clear of the All Progressives Congress, APC-controlled state.