Ibrahim Lamido, an All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Sokoto-East, has awarded full scholarships to 42 indigent students to study medical and allied science courses in India.
Lamido presented letters of award to the successful candidate in Sokoto on Sunday.
Parents signed consent forms on behalf of their children drawn from Sabon Birni, Rabah, Illela, Gada, Goronyo, Wurno, Gwadabawa and Isa local government areas.
Lamido said the funding is to cover the cost of visa, air tickets, tuition fees, feeding, accommodation, and monthly stipends for two years.
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“The beneficiaries are part of 100 slots of undergraduate and postgraduate foreign scholarship scheme,” he said.
He said the students have passed prescribed integrity and competency tests, including health and drug tests.
The senator said the students would study medicine and allied sciences, engineering, and robotics studies in Indian universities.
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In his presentation, Mu’azu Shamaki, an academic and professor, said the lawmaker’s gesture has opened a new chapter of positive vision that created affordable and accessible education for his constituents.
Shamaki said all the candidates were selected from the eight local government areas of Sokoto East Senatorial District, adding that the gesture was part of distinct efforts to improve education and professionalism in the state.
This, according to him, is to guarantee a brighter and more productive future for the younger generation.
“This idea of scholarship to students being carried out without promoting any political sentiment is a testimony of kindness to people,” Shamaki said.
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The scholarships come after Lamido had also provided JAMB forms to students, paid registration fees to students studying in different tertiary institutions, and stipends to secondary schools in the senatorial zone.
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