Alhaji Faruku Maisudan, a member representing Suru Local Government Constituency in the Kebbi House of Assembly, has sponsored 23 students to study at the state College of Health Sciences and Technology.
Maisudan, presented the letters of admission to the 17 female and six male students at Suru in Suru local government area of the state on Sunday.
He said the presentation of admission letters to the females of his constituency was part of his scholarship programme and his pledge to provide health workers in all the 11 wards of the constituency.
“This is why I decided to provide full scholarships to 23 students of the college who are largely female students.
“Education is a key driver of any meaningful development and societal progress.
“Any government that wants to ensure prosperous, equitable, and sustainable society will, therefore, continue to give the sector a priority attention to improve.
“Education is not only crucial to individuals but also to the society at large, that’s why I decided to give it a special consideration while discharging my responsibility as a lawmaker and representative of the people,” he said.
Maisudan urged the beneficiaries to make use of the opportunity judiciously for their benefit and the society as a whole.
The lawmaker said each of the beneficiaries would be entitled to full payment of registration fees and other logistical expenses.
Speaking on behalf of parents of the beneficiaries, the “Lamido Dakingari”, Alhaji Jafar Haliru-Mutube II, commended Maisudan for his exemplary leadership and contributions to education in tgr area.
He said that his domain was blessed to have Maisudan as its representative.
“This programme is the third batch of Maisudan’s scholarship scheme.
“I could recall three months ago, the lawmaker granted scholarship to our students to study at Kebbi State Polytechnic and other institutions in the state.
“We thank him for that and we urge other well-to-do individuals to emulate the gesture and his efforts to ensure our children acquire western education,”
Haliru-Mutube said.
