Sen. Ibrahim Lamido (APC-Sokoto East), has offered a joint N40million scholarahip to no fewer than 1,315 indigent students from his Constituency for them to study various courses at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.<\/P>
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Lamido, who made the disclosure at the screening exercise of the benefitting students in Sokoto on Wednesday said the gesture was part of his commitment to ease the current hardship of his constituents.<\/P>
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Represented by Malam Sani Bala, the lawmaker said the students were identified through a committee across all the communities in the Eastern Senatorial District of the state.<\/P>
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\u201cWe have identified the students, as you can see the screening is on and each of the beneficiaries will be credited after the exercise.<\/P>
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\u201cThis students are expected to pay the university over N80 million, which the state government had since paid half of the amount.<\/P>
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\u201cTherefore, after the screening, the amount will be completed to each of them in order to support them to continue their studies,\u201d he said.<\/P>
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Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), described the lawmaker\u2019s intervention as a saving grace to their academic pursuits.<\/P>
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Mr Aliyu Sama\u2019ila, one of the students said, \u201camong us were those that had written a letter to defer their studies to the next session due to the current economic hardship.<\/P>
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\u201cHowever, with the current development, we will be able to continue with our studies and build a greater future for the benefit of all,\u201d he said.<\/P>
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Sama\u2019ila thanked the lawmaker for his foresight toward making life easier for students across the constituency.<\/P>
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Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/P>
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