Sokoto earmarks N800 m to sponsor 420 students abroad-Official via @iKanzee_RR

The   Chairman of the State Universal Basic
Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Musa
Maitafsir, said this in Sokoto when he spoke to
121 Masters’ Degrees students leaving for the
Islamic University of Uganda.
He said that the money had been lodged in
the account of the state scholarship board.
Maitafisr said that the money was for the
payment of tuition and registration fees of the
students and for their upkeep.
He said that over N350 million out of the
amount was set aside for the training of 220
students in the Islamic University of Uganda.
According to him, “already, 99 students had
finished their one-year post-graduate Diploma
in Education in the same institution.
“The 121 students leaving Sokoto for Uganda
today will join the 99 already there for various
Masters’ Degrees courses in the same
Institution,” Maitafsir, added.
The chairman further said that the balance of
N 450 million will be spent on the sponsorship
of additional 200 under-graduate students in
various Universities in Sudan, India,
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates
(Dubai).
“Out of them, 160 are going to Sudan; 100
going to India, 40 will be going to Bangladesh
and  60 to Dubai, UAE,” he said.
Maitafsir stated that the gesture was being
pursued under the state government’s
Teacher-Development Programme.
“The aim of the programme is to have good
school administrators and teachers, and by
extension, for Nigeria,’’ he said.
Maitafsir appealed to the students to be good
Ambassadors of Sokoto state and Nigeria,
generally.
He urged them to steer clear of all acts
capable of tarnishing the image of the state
and Nigeria.
Spokespersons of the students, Abubakar
Magawata and Kabiru Surajo, commended the
state government for the gesture.
They promised to be of good behaviour and
face their studies squarely, saying, “We will
not fail the people of the state and
Nigerians.” (NAN)