The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki
has awarded N1million scholarship to two first class students in Law
from the University of Ilorin.
The two beneficiaries are Mohammed Abdullahi Tosin from Irepodun
local government and Adam Mohammed Ndakuku from Edu local government
area of Kwara state.
According to Saraki, the scholarship was to assist the beneficiaries fund their training at the Nigerian Law School.
Saraki who presented the money to the beneficiaries at his Ilofa GRA residence in Ilorin on Monday, said it was in fulfillment of his electioneering campaign promises to channel his pension as former governor of Kwara state into a scholarship scheme adding that the exercise will be a continuous one.
At the ceremony attended by All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in the state, Hon. Ishola Balogun- Fulani and party stalwarts, Saraki said,
“My aim is to ensure that the fund is used as a form of social security to support existing state scholarship scheme. “The plan is to further give vent to my believe that government alone cannot effectively take care of the needs of our people,
“It is also my believe that the resource Nigeria has to propel her development is her human resource and those who can change the course of Nigeria’s development and make it faster and in compliance with world standard are already here”.
He said that since the commencement of payment of the pension, he has not drawn a single kobo from it.
Saraki added that the scholarship is meant for the competence of people they selected for the first disbursement and called on others blessed with resources to help the less privileged in the.
The Senate President said selection of other prospective beneficiaries of the scheme was in progress.
Meanwhile, Anti-corruption group, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CAOL) has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to publicly declare his assets just as President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo did.
According to Saraki, the scholarship was to assist the beneficiaries fund their training at the Nigerian Law School.
Saraki who presented the money to the beneficiaries at his Ilofa GRA residence in Ilorin on Monday, said it was in fulfillment of his electioneering campaign promises to channel his pension as former governor of Kwara state into a scholarship scheme adding that the exercise will be a continuous one.
At the ceremony attended by All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in the state, Hon. Ishola Balogun- Fulani and party stalwarts, Saraki said,
“My aim is to ensure that the fund is used as a form of social security to support existing state scholarship scheme. “The plan is to further give vent to my believe that government alone cannot effectively take care of the needs of our people,
“It is also my believe that the resource Nigeria has to propel her development is her human resource and those who can change the course of Nigeria’s development and make it faster and in compliance with world standard are already here”.
He said that since the commencement of payment of the pension, he has not drawn a single kobo from it.
Saraki added that the scholarship is meant for the competence of people they selected for the first disbursement and called on others blessed with resources to help the less privileged in the.
The Senate President said selection of other prospective beneficiaries of the scheme was in progress.
Meanwhile, Anti-corruption group, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CAOL) has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to publicly declare his assets just as President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo did.
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