Senator, representing Kano South Federal constitutency, at the National Assembly, Sen. Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila has received a warm recognition for investment on human and educational development of his constituents.
Sen. Kawu-Sumaila presently sponsoring not less than 550 students studying various medical and health related courses under his constituency scholarship scheme, is one of the few lawmakers committing significantly on talented and less privileged young persons in Kano.
Receiving the philanthropic award from management of institutions where the recipients of scholarship currently studying, the lawmaker pledged to increase the number of the beneficiaries while committed to building future leaders.
The institutions are Al-Istiqama University Sumaila, Dan Sharif College of Nursing and Midwifery and Rawafid College of Health and Midwifery. Others are Iqra College of Nursing and Sciences, Aminu Dabo College of Nursing and Sciences, Pyramid College of Health and Sciences and Jamilu Imperial College of Health and Technology.
Earlier, Sen. Kawu-Sumaila had an interactive section with the beneficiaries currently studying Medicine, Nursing, Public health, Political Science, Sciences and other related courses at the above institutions.
Speaking at the interactive meeting, Sen. Sumaila commended the students for their commitment to studies, saying “I am meeting you today for the first time since the commencement of your studies under my sponsorship. You will recall that during the launching of the scheme I promised effective supervision of your performance.
“We are meeting today to share our views and analyse the scheme to identify its successes and challenges inn order to make it a success. You were selected for the scholarship from the 171 wards within Kano South. I am, therefore, urging you to be good ambassadors of your localities and Kano South wherever you find yourselves in the future,” he said
Under the scheme, each benefiting student is enjoying a scholarship of not less than N450,000 annually in addition to the N10,000 monthly allowance per student.
It would be recalled that during the launching of the scholarship scheme, the senator had promised constant supervision of the beneficiaries’ performances.