Ganduje said this while reacting to the claim by the new Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) government in Kano that he did sponsor any student on foreign scholarship in his eight year administration in the state.
Ganduje who spoke through a statement signed by the immediate-past Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, insisted that his administration spent over N20 billion on 111, 687 indigent students for overseas post graduate foreign scholarship in 14 countries, five private universities, the Nigerian Law School and other internal universities from June 2015 to March 2023.
He said the amount covered tuition fees, upkeep, accommodation, air ticket, among others, was earmarked for students of post graduate foreign scholarship in India, Malaysia, Egypt, Cyprus, China, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Togo, Ireland, Gambia, Ukraine as well as internal universities.
