The Kano state Acting Governor, Professor Hafiz Abubakar has revealed that the present government of Ganduje inherited $28 million and over six million Naira debt in respect of foreign and local scholarships respectively from the immediate past governor and now a Senator, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
According to him, the financial commitment covered tuition and other allowances of students sponsored for various courses by the past administration in several universities in about 12 countries as well as unpaid scholarship to thousands of its students in local universities, for four years.
The acting governor said when he spoke to news men at the government House in Kano today, Saturday that the government is proud of such heavy responsibility since it is an investment in education, even as he gave assurance that despite financial challenges facing the administration at the moment, efforts are being made to offset the liability.
“Despite our economic challenges, we have earmarked a monthly allocation of N360 million to the state Scholarship Board to settle outstanding allowances to our students and I am sure our students in tertiary institutions will attest to this.”
