The Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has approved the disbursement of N8 billion for several infrastructural projects at the newly established Kogi State University in Kabba.
The state’s Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, disclosed this at a press conference in Lokoja on Saturday.
Jones stated that the approved funds would cover the construction of a Senate building, a Faculty of Science building, and male and female hostels at the university.
The commissioner further assured that contractors had been mobilised to move to the sites, stressing that construction work would commence at the university within the next two weeks.
He stressed that the state government, under the leadership of Governor Ododo, remained committed to building on the strong foundation laid in education by the immediate past governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.
“Kogi State has been making monumental investments in education, and the present administration of His Excellency, Governor Ododo, is resolved to maintain and even surpass the 30 per cent budgetary allocation to education.
“Governor Ododo, having been part of former Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration, is fully committed to prioritising the education sector in the state,” he said.
The commissioner added that the governor had also approved N316 million as bursary awards for 8,750 out of over 40,000 Kogi indigenes in tertiary institutions across the country.
According to him, 201 Law students would receive N300,000 each, while the remaining students would get N30,000 each.
He noted that the 8,750 students are those who had completely uploaded the required documents for verification out of the 40,000 who applied online.
The commissioner further disclosed that the governor had recently approved the disbursement of over N600 million as WAEC fees for 18,734 students in public schools, adding that the final verification and disbursement processes were ongoing.
