Senator Garba Mai Doki Launches N45 Million Scholarship Program for Kebbi South Students
By Umar Faruk Birnin Kebbi
Senator Garba Musa Mai Doki, representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, has launched the "Students and Youth Educational Empowerment" program, offering N35,000 scholarships to 1,291 students from the district studying in various universities across Nigeria.
The beneficiaries attend Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State University Science and Technology Aliero, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, University of Jos, and Bayero University Kano.
Professor Umar Ahmed Sanda, Chairman of the screening and payment committee, stated that only 100-level students from the specified universities were eligible, selected through verification of their details and original documents.
The breakdown of beneficiaries includes 291 from FUA Zuru, 141 from UDU Sokoto, 292 from FUBK, 514 from KSUSTA, 14 from BUK, 11 from Uni Jos, and 28 from ABU Zaria.
At the flag-off ceremony held at Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Professor Sanda urged beneficiaries to utilize the awards judiciously and advised parents and guardians to ensure proper fund utilization.
Mrs. Chinyere Ezem, Project Supervisor from the National Productivity Centre, Abuja, attended the ceremony, emphasizing on the need for students to always improve on whatever their hands find doing especially their studies. She also highlighted the importance of proper fund utilization and focus on studies.
Beneficiaries Hauwa Abdulkarim and Sirajo Salisu expressed gratitude to senator Mai doki and prayed for his success.