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.

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

Not nice

Northerners have been dragging Nigeria backwards since independence. They want merit sacrificed on d alter of quota system!
That's why they are so angry with Jonathan because he deed many things on merit.
And now that a product of quota system is our next president... imagine what will happen

See the man o... Was it written in a billboard that northerners aren't eligible to apply. No be when you pass, dem go gv u scholarship... Abi him dey find quota system for this one.

see person fa o


and this one go want make heaven o

I hope everyone in this Forum is reading this.

You don't know what. ........

Supremacy shall begin.

T........wa.....f....t...time bomb to ti........

Let's the game begin.

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