Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi
As a part of efforts to assist schooling and supply succour to Bauchi State college students in tertiary establishments, Allied Peoples Movement (APM) governorship candidate Dr Yakubu Adamu has launched a bursary programme value ₦200 million.
The funds for this bursary programme come from the hundreds of thousands of naira donated by mates and well-wishers to assist the candidate’s marketing campaign, based on an announcement by the Director-General, APM Governorship Campaign Council in Bauchi State, Alhaji Hamza Akuyam.
“The bursary programme is one of the many initiatives of our candidate aimed at empowering the people of Bauchi State, particularly the youth, in the areas of education, entrepreneurship, agriculture, technology, trade, artisanship, and other areas of human development,” the assertion mentioned. “In his commitment to education and the welfare of Bauchi State students, Dr Yakubu Adamu personally redirected a portion of these campaign donations to fund the ₦200 million bursary programme.”
Akuyam mentioned he believeD “that one of the ways to support education and encourage our students to pursue their studies with all seriousness is by providing bursaries to ease their financial burden and enable them to meet the basic needs of their academic life”.
He added that the initiative enhances the efforts of the federal government and Governor Bala Mohammed, who has been doing so much to spice up schooling and assist college students within the state.
“The governor is doing this through the Kaura Economic Empowerment Programme (KEEP) and the timely payment of scholarships to students across tertiary institutions,” he mentioned.
The assertion added that college students of Bauchi State learning in tertiary establishments throughout the nation can apply for the bursary programme by the web site:
https://kitescholar.ng/en/scholarships/
“We remain committed to uplifting education and supporting our dear students of Bauchi State, wherever they are,” it mentioned.
