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“If you walk on water, the enemies will claim it is because you can not swim”……Anonymous.
I am compelled to react to the furore generated by the recent bursary payments to at least Eight Thousand, One Hundred and Seven beneficiaries.
While I read on Social Media how many students and students body has commended and appreciate this gesture from the NEW DIRECTION GOVERNMENT of His Excellency Yahaya Bello. I have equally read very malicious misrepresentation of facts about the bursary allowances. In this class, that of an Odih Daniel N, from Kaduna, Nigeria published by kogireports.com is exceptionally self serving, it stood logic in the head and was laced with voodoo statistics. A classical case of “the gesture must be discredited at all cost”.
Odih can not understand how about 8250 will only receive the bursary. He didn’t ask how so he could get clarifications. He wanted Kogi State Government to pay bursary allowances to students of Kogi State origin even without registration and relevant background check to ascertain the true status of applicants before the disbursement.
To set the record straight, the portal www.kssb.kg.gov.ng was opened for Six (6) months for students to apply and register for the bursary. At the time of closing the portal, only Eight Thousand, Three Hundred and Seven Students applied. So, one may want to know how Odih Daniel will want the government to credit Students that did not register in that phase.
It is good Mr Daniel made reference to His Excellency, Ibrahim Idris payment of Five Thousand Naira bursary. I will want to know if the money was also paid to students of Kogi origin who did not register for the bursary scheme.
It is true we are in a democracy where opposing view should be encouraged to make the government better. But we can not do this without objectivity. We should learn how to give kudos where the government got it right to be taken serious when and where the voice is dissenting.
As a matter of fact the the governor been student friendly Governor has given firm directive for the portal to be active again soon to receive fresh application from bona-fide Kogi Students. Students are encouraged to key into it now that their doubt about the effectiveness or credibility of the scheme is clear.
This government has demonstrated in many ways that the welfare of the students is paramount to her.
A government that made a 300% increament in the bursary allowance deserve our commendation. As at today, 12,000 Naira has been paid to regular students while Medicals and Law Students received 18,000. A total of 210 applications are waiting due to irregularities in reconciling their BVN with their accounts.
Special appreciation to the Youth and Students friendly Governor for prioritizing the welfare of the students. Renovations of hostels in Kogi state polytechnic, comprehensive renovation of Kogi State College of Nursing and Midwery. Hostels, college of Health Idah, donation of buses to all Student bodies in the State and monthly subventions to to same e.t.c These and many more has registered the administration in the good book of good students as my office has received and still receiving mails in appreciation.
God bless Kogi Students!
God bless HE Yahaya Bello!
God bless Kogi State!
Signed;
– Bashorun MD Eseyin
Hon. Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth Empowerment, Sports and Students’
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