Kwankwaso promises scholarships, as he gave when he was Kano Governor
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Governor now gunning for the Villa, has promised to provide scholarships to students at various levels of education if elected President in 2023, just as he did when he was Kano helmsman.
Kwankwaso was Governor from 1999 to 2003 and 2011 to 2015 and served as Defence Minister between 2003 and 2007 in the Olusegun Obasanjo administration.
He is running for President on the ticket of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Kwankwaso recounted his achievements as Governor on his Twitter handle, saying scholarship grants would end educational backwardness.
“One of my most telling legacies as Governor of Kano is in the vast improvement in the human capital of our people.
“I have fond memories of thousands of our citizens benefiting from scholarship opportunities to advance themselves in major and specialised courses,” he tweeted.
“That includes engineering, medicine, aviation and the like. Some of these include: [I] sent over 2,600 students to 14 countries including UK, UAE, Ukraine, Turkey, Cyprus, India China, Malaysia, among others across the world.”
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Other scholarships granted
“Sponsored 450 students to further their studies locally at Igbinedion, Bells and Crescent and Al-Qalam Universities. Sponsored Post Graduate Training of 21 Candidates in Public Health at Texas A & M University, USA.
“Sponsored 8 students for dispatcher pilot course at College of Aviation, Zaria. Overhauled primary schools, through the construction of about 2,000 classrooms and 1,000 offices. Re-introduced free feeding for all primary school pupils 5 times a week,” Kwankwaso tweeted, as reported by Vanguard.
“Provided 2 free sets of uniform for all primary school pupils. Constructed 400 Kwankwasiyya teachers’ lodge in rural primary and secondary schools. Established 4 new high standard Secondary and Technical Colleges.
“This is what we intend to scale at the national level which will definitely end the present educational backwardness.
“We should bring our students back to their classrooms, thereby preventing incidents like the recent blockage of airport access roads by these students.”