The Deputy Senate president, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Saturday, awarded scholarships to 70 qualified students to pursue Masters degrees in AI and Robotics Engineering, among others in India.
Barau said that he would continue to identify and sponsor qualified students of the state origin for Masters degrees for foreign studies, irrespective of their economic, social status or political inclinations,”
According to him,” I will continue to identify and sponsor qualified students of the state origin for higher degrees in relevant fields of study in foreign institutions of higher learning for their growth and development.
“I don’t know any of you; you were selected based on merit and not any other consideration, whether political, social or economic.”
He then called on the beneficiaries to be good ambassadors of Kano State and Nigeria during their pursuit of knowledge in the foreign nation.
The Senator also charged them to study hard and justify the sponsorship for the benefit of themselves, their parents, Kano State and Nigeria.
He also advised them to focus on their studies to graduate with flying colours and return home to develop themselves, their home state and the nation.
The students were granted a foreign scholarship by the Barau Jibrin Foundation.
Speaking at the occasion the State Chairman of the APC, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, commended Sen.Barau for the gesture, and described it as the move that would further develop the beneficiaries for their own good, Kano State and Nigeria.
He assured that the APC would replicate a similar programme when it captured power in the state, come 2027.
Prince Abba then urged the students to study hard and justify the scholarship granted them,be good Ambassadors of the state and Sen.Jibrin.
Highlights of the occasion included the presentation of a package to the students containing their travel documents, laptop computers, Hijab for the female ones among them, and a copy of the Holy Qur’an.
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