Kano governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, in his determination to create more opportunities for students in the state to pursue tertiary institutions, has flagged off distribution of 6,500 Free JAMB forms to secondary students.
This was just as the Governor said; “We believe that education is a bedrock of development and by empowering our students, our children would have access to quality education, we are laying the foundation for a prosperous and sustainable future for our dear state Kano”.
He made this assertion in a statement signed on Monday by his Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa quoted the Governor while flagging the distribution saying, ”As we distribute free JAMB forms today to 6,500 Kano State indigenes, let me assure that the gesture is a symbol of our government’s unwavering commitment to invest in the future of our children.
However, Governor Yusuf used the opportunity to elaborate on the feats achieved by his government in developing the education sector in the last ten months including; re-introduction of foreign scholarships, payment of registration fees to Kano indigenes studying at Bayero University, Kano, re-opening of 21 Skills Acquisition institutes.
He also disclosed that others are; reduction of 50% of registration fees in the state-owned tertiary institutions, Cash Conditional Transfer to Support Girls-Child education, and settlement of registration fees for NECO, NABTEB, and NBAIS to mention but a few.
Gov. Yusuf urged all the beneficiary students to make best use of the opportunity and strive for excellence in their academic pursuits saying that the future belongs to those who work tirelessly to turn dreams into realities.
He then expressed his appreciation to the JAMB Register, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the management and Staff of the State Ministry of Education, and all other stakeholders who contributed to making the exercise a huge success as it will help in projecting the state in its quest to take education to a greater heights in the state.
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