Dasuki Gives Scholarships, Provides Agric Inputs for Farmers

Lawmaker representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Hon. Abdusammad Dasuki, Friday announced a N27.5 million scholarship scheme for 200 university students, distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers and grants to women groups in his constituency for empowerment purposes.

At the event held Friday at Laziz Hall in Tambuwal, the federal lawmaker, in continuation of the Abdussamad Dasuki Scholarship Programme, gave scholarships to 200 university students, with this Batch A comprising students with GPA of 3.00 and above, to reward their academic performance, and students with GPA of less than 3.00 to encourage them.

In addition, Hon. Dasuki also announced the sponsorship of between 20 to 30 students on a full—funded scholarship program at Iconic University for Masters in Information Technology (MIT) and Masters in Public Health (MPH). Among the criteria for winning these scholarships are good first degree and the recipient must be indigent. No less than N600,000 will be spent on each benefiting student till the end of the programme.

Also, as part of his Strategic Empowerment Programme 2024 for his constituency, Dasuki distributed hundreds of water pumping machines for irrigation and hundreds of bags of fertilizer to 700 constituents, cutting across the 21 wards of Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency.

Cash grants were also given to tens of women groups, as part of his empowerment programs for his constituents.

Speaking at the occasion, Hon Dasuki, who is also the Santurakin Sokoto, reiterated his determination to ensure that no university student from his constituency drops out of school due to inability to pay school fees, adding that he would also continue to reward students with high GPA.

Dasuki assured the students that whoever amongst them that gets a great CGPA would be sponsored abroad for further studies, just as was done for two students with very high CGPA in 2022.

Noting the importance of education, Dasuki said he would continue to support the educational pursuits of young people in his constituency so that they would be able to compete favorably with their peers in different parts of the country and around the world for opportunities.

He expressed strong optimism that his investment in human development through scholarship and business empowerment would lead to the development of Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency.