A committee set up by the Sokoto State Government to verify the
actual number of students entitled to its scholarship has revealed that
it uncovered 706 “ghost” students. According to the report, the
committee visited 40 tertiary institutions within and outside the
country where it verified and confirmed 14,532 students as qualified for
the state's scholarship.
“We have also confirmed that N544,613,724
is the total cost of students registration for the year 2016/2017
academic session, while N143,560,855 is the allowances to the verified
students. We have also verified and confirmed that N688,174,579 is the
actual amount owed as students registration and allowances for the
current 2016/2017 session,” he said.
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