Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau Jibrin, has sponsored 70 youths to study Masters Degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Engineering, among others, in India.
Jibrin (APC Kano-North), sent off the students at a ceremony yesterday in Kano.
He said he would continue to identify and sponsor qualified students of state origin for higher degrees in relevant fields of study in foreign institutions of higher learning for their growth and development.
Jibrin said, “I will continue to identify and sponsor qualified students of state origin for Masters degrees, irrespective of their economic, social status or political inclinations.”
He urged the beneficiaries to be good ambassadors of Kano State and Nigeria during their pursuit of knowledge in the foreign nation.
The lawmaker also urged them to study hard and justify the sponsorship for the benefits of themselves, their parents, the state and Nigeria.
He also advised them to focus on their studies so as to graduate in flying colours and return home to develop themselves, their home state and the nation.
“I don’t know any of you; you were selected based on merit and not any other consideration, whether political, social or economic,” Jibrin said.
In his remarks, the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Prince Abdullahi Abbas, commended Barau for the gesture, which he said, would further develop the beneficiaries for the good of the state and Nigeria.
Abbas said APC would replicate a similar programme when it captures power in the state in 2027.
He urged the students to study hard and justify the scholarship granted them and be good ambassadors of the state and the sponsor.
The highlights of the occasion included the presentation of a package to the students containing their travel documents, laptop computers, Hijabs for the female ones among them and a copy of the Holy Qur’an.
The students were granted the foreign scholarship under the auspices of the Barau .Jibrin Foundation.
