Senator Ibrahim Lamido (APC-Sokoto East) has offered a joint N40 millionĀ scholarship to 1,315 indigent students from his constituency studying various courses at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
Lamido, addressing the beneficiaries at the screening exercise in Sokoto, said the gesture was part of his commitment to ease the current hardship in his Senatorial zone.
Represented by Malam Sani Bala, the Senator said, āThe students were identified through a committee across all the communities in the Eastern Senatorial District of the state.
āThe benefitting students were identified through intensive screening and each of the beneficiaries will be credited after their documentation.
āThe identified students are expected to pay the university over N80 million, which the state government had since paid half of the amount. The balance for each student will be paid as senator Lamidoās support to them in furtherance of their studies,ā he said.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to newsmen, described the lawmakerās intervention as a saving grace in their academic pursuits.
Aliyu Samaāila, one of the students said, āAmong us were those that had written a letter to defer their studies to the next session due to the current economic hardship.
āHowever, with the current development, we will be able to continue with our studies and build a greater future for the benefit of all.āĀ
Samaāila thanked the lawmaker for making life easier for students across the constituency.
