July 28, (THEWILL) – Senator Suleiman Kawu Sumaila, representing Kano South, has hosted 550 students studying under his scholarship scheme, commending them for being committed to their studies.
The beneficiaries are studying Medicine, Nursing, Public health, Political Science, Sciences and other related courses under Senator Sumaila’s sponsorship, at Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Dan Sharif College of Nursing and Midwifery and Rawafid College of Health and Midwifery.
Other institutions are Iqra College of Nursing and Sciences, Aminu Dabo College of Nursing and Sciences, Pyramid College of Health Sciences and Technology and Jamilu Imperial College of Health and Technology.
Under the scheme, each benefiting student is enjoying a scholarship of not less than N450,000 annually in addition to the N10,000 monthly allowance per student.
THEWILL recalls that during the launching of the scholarship scheme, Senator Sumaila promised constant supervision of the beneficiaries’ performances.
Speaking at the interactive meeting, Sen. Sumaila commended the students for their commitment to studies, saying, “I am meeting you today for the first time since the commencement of your studies under my sponsorship. You will recall that during the launching of the scheme I promised effective supervision of your performance.
“We are meeting today to share our views and analyse the scheme to identify its successes and challenges in order to make it a success. You were selected for the scholarship from the 171 wards within Kano South.
“I am, therefore, urging you to be good ambassadors of your localities and Kano South wherever you find yourselves in the future”, he said.
At the end of the meeting, Sen. Sumaila was conferred various awards of honour by the management of some of the institutions for offering scholarships to his constituents from less privileged families across the Kano South senatorial district.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
