KANO State Government has awarded
scholarships to 501 indigenes of the state to undergo Masters degrees
overseas.
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso on Saturday
said the aim was to boost manpower in the state.
The governor directed the Commissioner
for Higher Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, to ensure that only university
graduates with First and Second Class Upper Division were awarded the
scholarships.
He warned that any anomaly uncovered
would attract sanctions, saying Kano could not afford to continue to
depend on other states to for manpower.
He said, “On completion of their various
courses, they will take over the realms of leadership of the state at
various human endeavours to bridge the manpower, which the state seems
to be lacking.”
The governor assured the people that the
sponsorship would be a continuous process whereby students with First
and Second Class degrees would be sponsored abroad for further studies.
“During our screening, we discovered
about 900 students, who are qualified. That is why I directed the Higher
Education Ministry to start preparing for the second batch of the
programme,” he said.
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