Kwakwaso welcomes 370 Kano students back from India, Dubai, Sudan
Former Kano state governor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso on Saturday night personally welcomed back home no fewer than 370 Kano postgraduate students he sponsored to Universities in india, Dubai and Sudan, on completion of their various programs.
The 370 postgraduates were offered a full paid foriegn scholarship which includes tuition, airfare, accommodations and living expenses by
Kwankwasiyya Development Foundation, a charity organization founded by the former Kano state Governor Senator Engr (Dr.) Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso in 2019.
Addressing the students at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport on Saturday at around 9.15pm, the former minister of defense said he was super excited to receive the students back home in good health after graduation of Master Degrees in various fields of human endeavours.
He said “This is a day to remember, a very historic day as our dream comes true, I am delighted to welcome you home, I am so grateful that many of you have passed with outstanding results”
Senator Kwankwaso explained that when he conceived the idea of sponsoring students to foriegn universities for postgraduate studies, he pulled resources from different quarters, including donations from well wishers and selling personal properties.
In his words “My passion for education has no boundaries, I went to an extent to selling some of my properties ensure the take-off of this foriegn scholarship initiative under the auspices of Kwankwasiyya Development Foundation”.
Speaking shortly after their arrival, the leader of the students Yusuf Baba Dala appreciated the tenacity of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for initiating the kind gesture that accorded them a life changing opportunity to study various courses at postgraduate level in top notch universities abroad.
