Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has provided scholarships to 30 gifted college students from the state on the Federal Authorities Academy, Suleja.
The governor spoke on the Authorities Home when he hosted the scholars and management of the Muhammad Danbaba Centre for Ladies and Youth Growth.
A press release on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, famous that the centre performed an important position resulting in Zamfara State’s emergence because the top-performing Northern State within the Nationwide Examination Council entrance exams for presented college students.
The assertion added that a variety of the scholars with the best entrance examination efficiency have been from public faculties.
In his remarks, Lawal congratulated the scholars and their dad and mom for making the state proud.
He mentioned, “Your exceptional efficiency was a optimistic indication that our administration’s declaration of emergency was not in useless.
“Up to now, Zamfara was constantly on the backside concerning training in Nigeria. This is the reason I declared a state of emergency within the academic sector final 12 months.
“We’re renovating greater than 300 totally geared up faculties throughout all 14 Native authorities areas. As well as, we have now carried out measures to coach the lecturers to enhance the standard of public faculty training.
“I wish to share my expertise of attending public faculties. I used to be the one one in my household who attended LEA faculties as a result of I grew up with my grandparents in Katsina.
“After major faculty, I attended Authorities Secondary Faculty, Kachia, whereas all my siblings attended Kings Faculty or Federal Authorities Faculty. So, we’re on a mission to revive the standard of public faculties.
“I wish to announce that I’m providing a full scholarship for all 30 gifted college students. No dad and mom must pay something, because the scholarship will cowl all bills.
“That is just the start, as we plan to proceed providing this help to all our college students.”
Earlier, the Chairman of the Muhammad Danbaba Centre for Ladies and Youth Growth, Sarkin Malami, defined the centre’s actions and urged methods for the federal government to reinforce its operations.