KANO TO MAINTAIN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ITS STUDENTS IN FOREIGN VARSITIES - GANDUJE

KANO TO MAINTAIN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ITS STUDENTS IN FOREIGN VARSITIES - GANDUJE 

 

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has debunked insinuations that the state government may not maintain the overseas scholarships given to several Kano students by the immediate past administration in the state.

The governor, who was speaking during the launching of the state Free Eye Care Programme at Sir Sunusi Hospital in Kano said that the government keen in ensuring that they complete their studies so that they fill the vacuum in certain critical areas of the economy, especially the health sector of the state.

He, therefore, maintained that despite financial challenges currently facing the state government, it will do its best to ensure that the students, pursuing different undergraduate and post graduate courses in several countries continue their academic pursuit unhindered.

Allaying fears of parents in particular, the governor maintained that his administration would make funds available to the students duly, to enable them to conclude their studies and return to the country as scheduled earlier.

The governor stated that this apart, the government also intends to send more Kano indigenes aboard to study technical and vocational courses so as to build their capacities for self employment and economic progression.

“We understand that unemployment is a major problem in our society and one of the best ways to tackle it is to help build the skills of our youths so that they would not have to wait for non-existent white collar jobs”, the governor asserted.

Governor Ganduje promised that the state government would also maintain the local scholarship scheme for its students, explaining that the aim is to make the state a knowledge driven society that would be a model in the country.

 

Halilu Ibrahim Dantiye, fnge, mni

Director General, Media and Communications,

to the Executive Governor of Kano state, 

9/8/2015