Senator Ibrahim Lamido (APC-Sokoto East), has offered a joint N40million scholarship to 1,315 indigent students from his senatorial district of Sokoto State, 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, “the students were identified through a committee across all the communities in the Eastern Senatorial District of the state.
“The benefitting students were identified through intensive screening and, each of the beneficiaries will be credited after the their documentation.
“The 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 students will be paid as Senator Lamido’s support to them in furtherance of their studies,” he said.
Some of the beneficiaries, who spoke to journalists, described the lawmaker’s intervention as a saving grace in their academic pursuits.
Aliyu Sama’ila, one of the students said, “among us are those that had written a letter to defer their studies to the next session due to the current economic hardship.
“However, with the current development, we will be able to continue with our studies and build a greater future for the benefit of all,” he said.
Sama’ila thanked the lawmaker for his foresight towards making life easier for students across the Sokoto East Senatorial District.
