GOVERNOR BALA MOHAMMED PRESENTS CASH DONATION TO FOUR iNDEGENS OF BAUCHI STATE FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN JAMB EXAMINATION
By Maisaje Mamuda Wakili:
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has presented a cheque of four million naira cash to four outstanding Bauchi indigene students who scored the highest points in the twenty twenty four Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination.
The awardees include Kawthar Shehu who scored the highest number of three hundred and forty eight Geoffrey Yakubu with three hundred and forty seven, Abdullahi Garba, who scored three hundred and forty seven and Magaji Umar with three hundred and thirty three
Speaking during the presentation of the cash to the students held at the Ministry of Education in Bauchi, the governor said the gesture was to encourage others to try to excel in their academic pursuits.
Represented by the Head of Service, Yahuza Adamu, the governor said the gesture has shown the commitment of the state government to investing in human capital development.
Governor Bala Mohammed explained that each of the students would be given one million naira hoping it would help in securing admission into their choice of higher institutions.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Ali Babayo, disclosed that the ministry initiated the idea to encourage students.
Responding on behalf of the parents of the students, Malam Ali Garba thanked the state government for the kind gesture and assured that the money would be judiciously used to help them in their academic pursuit in various high institutions.
