Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Saturday, bid farewell to 70 students from Kano State who are set to pursue Master’s degrees in India.
The ceremony took place at Bristol Palace in Kano.
During the event, each student received a scholarship letter, a laptop, travel documents, a Holy Qur’an, a travel bag, and a hijab for the female students.
The students will focus on studies in artificial intelligence, engineering, and robotics, according to Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, a staff member of the Deputy Senate President.
Senator Barau, who represents Kano North in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), urged the beneficiaries to represent Kano State and Nigeria honorably as they seek knowledge abroad.
The lawmaker also urged them to study hard and justify the sponsorship for their benefits, their parents, Kano State and Nigeria.
He advised them to focus on their studies so as to graduate in flying colours and return home to develop themselves and the country.
He said his foundation will 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.
“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 stated.
He added: “I don’t know any of you; you were selected based on merits and not any other consideration, whether political, social or economic,” he said.
“We will be happy to have you back, but when you have something doing there you can stay and work. But make sure you don’t forget home and when you come back, come with development Ideas,” he stated.
The senator thanked parents of the beneficiaries for the training given to their children. He urged the parents to always call the students, assist them and pray for them to succeed.
Commending Barau, former Vice Chancellor (VC) of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Professor Yahuza Bello, said the deputy senate president has provided the bedrock of development, to not only for the beneficiaries but Kano and the nation.
Kano State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Prince Abdullahi Abbas, also commended Sen.Barau for the gesture which he said would further develop the beneficiaries for their own good, Kano State and Nigeria.
Abbas said the APC would replicate the programme at state government level when it captures power in Kano at the 2027 polls.
