KNSG Spends N244 Million Yearly On Its Students At Bells University – Kwankwaso
Olorunfemi Ojo
Kano state government is spending N394m every year, to fully sponsor its 400 students, currently pursuing different courses at Bells University of Technology and Crescent University both in Ogun state.
The state governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, who made the disclosure during a visit to the university, to assess the performance of the students, according to a release by Halilu Ibrahim Dantiye, Director of Press and Public Relations to the Exec. Gov., explained that the government is spending N1.22 million yearly on each of the students, pointing out that the amount included tuition fees, cost of study materials and living expenses among other things.
He said the money being spent on the students is an investment in their future and indeed the future of the state, as the youth are the leaders of tomorrow.
Thus, he maintained that the state is more than ever before determined to enable youth in the state morally and intellectually fit to face the challenges ahead.
According to him, the government is sponsoring students from Kano to other parts of the country and overseas, to expose them to other environments and foster unity and understanding.
Governor Kwankwaso also mentioned his administration is devoting huge resources to the development of education as part of effort to bridge the gap between the Northern and Southern parts of the country, stressing that it is only when youth in the state and Northern Nigeria are educated that they would stop to be perceived as parasites.
The governor, who exchanged views with the Kano students at Bells University as well as authorities of the university, urged the students to remain good ambassadors of the state by being worthy in character and learning.
He urged parents and well among individuals to complement efforts of the government in promoting educational development in the state by devoting time and resources to the educational and general well being of their wards.