*Saraki Pays Tuition of 37 Ilorin Emirate Students*

On Tuesday night, ahead of Wednesday’s closure of the tuition payment portal for undergraduate students of the University of Ilorin, President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, paid the tuition of 37 students.

The 37 students, who are a part of the Ilorin Emirate Student Union, were given N25,000 each in cash to pay for the 2017/2018 academic session.

The president of the association, Mr. Amosa Ahmad Aliyulahi, revealed that a letter was written to the Senate President’s constituency office to request for his assistance in the payment of tuition fees of some of its members that have been unable to pay for the 2017/2018 academic session.

In a prompt response by the Senate President, Saraki instructed that the tuition and fees of all the concerned students be attended to immediately.

One of the beneficiaries, Mr. Mohammed Jamiu Ismail, expressed his gratitude for the gesture. He prayed that God will continue to strengthen the Senate President, who is also the Senator representing Kwara Central in the 8th Senate.

The association also applauded Saraki’s work in Kwara Central, stating that the Senate President has established and maintained a track-record of helping students with their education, through scholarships.

“We sincerely appreciate the speedy response of the Senate President to the letter written to his constituency office,” the Ilorin Emirate Student Union said.

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