Buhari Cancelled Presidential Scholarship Scheme for First Class Nigerian Graduates?

On UNN N500 Cash Prize For Best Graduating student

Olabisi Deji-Folutile (PhD) the editor-in chief, franktalknow.com and member, Nigerian Guild of Editors in reacting to the issue of the peanuts being paid to the best graduating students of Nigerian universities noted that even the presidency has put on hold the scholarship scheme meant for first class graduates.

In her words:
"I remember that the Federal Government during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan also introduced a Presidential Scholarship Scheme for First Class Nigerian Graduates as part of efforts to achieve the  Transformation Agenda.  All first class graduates from any approved university were qualified to sit an exam where about 100 beneficiaries were selected based on merit. There was nothing like federal character or quota system in selecting winners. These beneficiaries were then sponsored for postgraduate studies in top 28 universities in the world. They were expected to return to Nigeria and help build the country. 

However, everything changed when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power. The current President reportedly complained that there was no single Northerner on the list of the 101 successful candidates shortlisted for the scholarship programme in 2015. Since then, nothing much has been heard of the scheme. How can a nation that allows ethnicity and quota system to reign above academic excellence develop, sacrificing merit on the altar of quota system?  If we continue to subject everything to quota system, how do we create room for healthy competition and hard work?"

She went on to say that:
"Take for example,  cut-off marks for entrance into unity schools. While cut-off mark for students from Abia State was pegged at 130, the cut-off mark for students from Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara states were 9, 3, 2 and 4 respectively.  These are the same students that will gain admission to universities with lower marks all in the name of quota system. Tell me, how can these kinds of students bag a first class?  Stopping a laudable programme because people from some parts of the country do not qualify for a scholarship programme is unfair to hardworking students from other parts of the country."

If that is so, can we say that the president really values hard work and merit like he claims guide him on his appointments?

If it is that it is because no single northerner was on the list sent to him that he refused to approve it, can he still claim to have the interest of the rest of the country at heart?

See saharareporters.com for more details on her write up.

If it has nothing to do with the cow, then it's not important.

What he can not cancel is the sovereign state of biafra.

He did that because his people are not on the list.

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Buhari Cancelled Presidential Scholarship Scheme for First Class Nigerian Graduates?

On UNN N500 Cash Prize For Best Graduating student

Olabisi Deji-Folutile (PhD) the editor-in chief, franktalknow.com and member, Nigerian Guild of Editors in reacting to the issue of the peanuts being paid to the best graduating students of Nigerian universities noted that even the presidency has put on hold the scholarship scheme meant for first class graduates.

In her words:
"I remember that the Federal Government during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan also introduced a Presidential Scholarship Scheme for First Class Nigerian Graduates as part of efforts to achieve the  Transformation Agenda.  All first class graduates from any approved university were qualified to sit an exam where about 100 beneficiaries were selected based on merit. There was nothing like federal character or quota system in selecting winners. These beneficiaries were then sponsored for postgraduate studies in top 28 universities in the world. They were expected to return to Nigeria and help build the country. 

However, everything changed when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power. The current President reportedly complained that there was no single Northerner on the list of the 101 successful candidates shortlisted for the scholarship programme in 2015. Since then, nothing much has been heard of the scheme. How can a nation that allows ethnicity and quota system to reign above academic excellence develop, sacrificing merit on the altar of quota system?  If we continue to subject everything to quota system, how do we create room for healthy competition and hard work?"

She went on to say that:
"Take for example,  cut-off marks for entrance into unity schools. While cut-off mark for students from Abia State was pegged at 130, the cut-off mark for students from Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara states were 9, 3, 2 and 4 respectively.  These are the same students that will gain admission to universities with lower marks all in the name of quota system. Tell me, how can these kinds of students bag a first class?  Stopping a laudable programme because people from some parts of the country do not qualify for a scholarship programme is unfair to hardworking students from other parts of the country."

If that is so, can we say that the president really values hard work and merit like he claims guide him on his appointments?

If it is that it is because no single northerner was on the list sent to him that he refused to approve it, can he still claim to have the interest of the rest of the country at heart?

See saharareporters.com for more details on her write up.

Good morning Mrs Deji, wailers form is available

Solsix:

Good morning Mrs Deji, wailers form is available

Your extremely maddddddttttttt

But oga Buhari said he's only reciprocating the love shown to him by Nigerians na.

How can he approve scholarship when a single cow is not a beneficiary

That man is a complete waste product.

AstroG:





Your extremely maddddddttttttt

Hahahaha e pain am