The House of Representatives Committee on Education on Thursday asked the Federal Government to stop the 2015/2016 Presidential Special Scholarships for Innovation and Development on the grounds that the scheme was designed to favour some sections of the country to the exclusion of others.
The committee, which is chaired by a lawmaker from Kano State, Mr. Aminu Sulaiman, met with the Chairman of the Implementation Committee, Prof. Julius Okojie, in Abuja on Thursday.
Lawmakers engaged Okojie, who doubles as the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, in a heated debate over the matter.
Thursday’s directive of the committee was the second since last year when it started investigating the criteria for the award of the scholarships.
For example, Suleiman claimed that northerners were sidelined in the awards, leading to what he called “education imbalance and monumental abuse.”
But, Okogie replied that no considerations other than “merit”, qualified the beneficiaries for the awards.
Okojie added, “Unless we are saying that the criteria have to change, I will not advise that the programme should be scrapped.”
However, he assured the lawmakers that he would pass their position to President Goodluck Jonathan.
The committee observed that out of the 104 short-listed for the scholarships this year, none came from the North-West and North-East.
Members also said the North-Central received only seven slots, while the Federal Capital Territory also did not get any.
But, Okogie explained that‎ the award was meant for First Class graduates, who were under 30 years of age, for further studies in any of the top 100 universities in the world.

SOURCE :
http://www.punchng.com/news/reps-asks-fg-to-stop-2015-presidential-scholarships/

.northerners...... the hot Sun has heated their brain that they don't' know nothing

Hmmm

Real reasons why they voted against GEJ been revealed. Northerners would rather prefer that everybody in the south halts their education in order to be at the same level with them.

Rubbish waste of money.

Spending #6Billion naira every year in the name scholarship when universities in nigeria are dying. This is aside the scholarship for over 1000 militants scattered around the globe

Sweetguy25:
Real reasons why they voted against GEJ been revealed. Northerners would rather prefer that everybody in the south halts their education in order to be at the same level with them.

Hmmm

Sweetguy25:
Real reasons why they voted against GEJ been revealed. Northerners would rather prefer that everybody in the south halts their education in order to be at the same level with them.

one #20 condom is all that was needed..but ur reasoning shows how daft both parents were. How else could a fool have been born?

Is it different from nddc?

Not scholarship alone o the pilgrimage programe should also be scrap any body that wish to go to jerusalem or mecca should do that from their own pocket