The Arewa Consultative Forum has described the reduction of the 50 percent registration fees for Kano State students in all the state-owned tertiary institutions as revolutionary and exemplary.
Recall that Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf directed all the state indigenes studying regular courses at the state-owned tertiary institutions to enjoy relief of 50 percent reduction in the registration fee for the 2023/2024 academic session.
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The Chairman of the Kano State branch of the ACF, Dr. Goni Farouk Umar described the decision as both revolutionary and a hallmark of visionary leadership, in a statement issued by the Forum Publicity Secretary, Bello. S. Galadanchi, on Thursday.
He noted with delight the Kano State government’s resolve to restore its foreign scholarship program designed to sponsor 1001 best graduates, as well as its demonstrated compassion that resulted in the payment of N700 million registration fees for 7000 Kano State students at the Bayero University Kano.
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“We found it necessary to express our delight with the state government’s resolve to restore its foreign scholarship program as well as its demonstrated compassion in the payment registration fees for 7,000 State students at BUK, ” the statement said.
The ACF leader noted that both the slashing of the fees in state institutions, and the offsetting of the BUK fees would go a long way to ease the burden on parents and students occasioned by the current economic hardship.
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While describing education as power, and pivot in society’s advancement, Farouk prayed for the successful implementation of the government’s pro-poor education policies.
He also appealed to all sections of the community to support educational development in all facets.
