Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, has approved the disbursement of N8 billion for several infrastructural projects at the newly established Kogi State University Kabba (KOSUK).
The state’s Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, disclosed this at a press conference in Lokoja.
Jones said the approved fund would cover the construction of Senate building, Faculty of science as well as Male and Female Hostels at the university.
The commissioner further assured that the contractors had been mobilised to move to sites, stressing that construction works would commence at the university within the next two weeks.
He emphasised that the state government under the leadership of Gov. Ododo, remained committed to consolidating on the strong foundation led in education by the immediate past governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello.
“Kogi government has been servicing education very monumentally, and the present administration of His Excellency, Gov Ododo is resolved to maintain and surpass the budgetary allocation of 30 per cent to education.
“Governor Ododo being part of former Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration is fully committed to giving topmost priority to education sector in the state,” he said.
The commissioner added that the governor had equally approved N316m as bursary award for 8,750 out of over 40,000 students of Kogi indigene in tertiary institutions across the county.
According to him, 201 Law students would receive N300,000 each while the remaining students would get N30,000 each.
He noted that 8,750 students are those who had completely uploaded the required documents for verification out of the 40,000 who applied online.
The commissioner added that the governor also recently approved the disbursement of over N600 million as WAEC fees for 18,734 students in public schools, adding that the final verification and disbursement process were ongoing.