Kano State Government has paid a sum of N133m as scholarship outstanding fees of 47 final year Kano medical students studying in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
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The Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, who led the government team to Sudan for the payment, confirmed this to Daily Telescope on phone.
Rimingado explained that the figures comprised outstanding tuition fees, accommodation and return flight tickets for the beneficiaries.
The chairman added he state government had released N63m for onward payment of similar fees for the Kano indigene postgraduate students studying in France.
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“Also, a sum of N70m was paid last week for offsetting similar charges for our students currently studying Cairo, Egypt. The aim is to enable the students complete their studies without any hitch. The Ganduje-led administration is determined to wellbeing of its citizens studying abroad.
“Having paid the outstanding fees for the 47 female medical students, government is now expecting the students to return to Kano on February 4th for their Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria examination (MDCN) as prerequisite to their chosen profession.
“With this development, the students can now come back home and pay back the society by given in their best in serving their respective communities. We expect selfless services from the graduating medical students when they return home,” he said.
Daily Telescope recalled that the state Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has directed the anti-corruption agency to take charge of the foreign scholarship scheme with a view to unraveling the alleged fraudulent activities scuttling the smooth implementation of the program.
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