From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani has noted that his administration has removed one of the barriers to acquiring tertiary education, by reducing the tuition fees of Kaduna State-owned tertiary institutions by 50 per cent. He said the reduction in tuition fees has paved way for more students from humble backgrounds to bag university degrees with ease in the state. Sani, represented by his Principal Private Secretary, Prof Bello Ayuba, spoke at the inauguration of the Kaduna State University chapter of Kaduna State Students’ Union and public lecture, which held at the university campus. The governor thanked the students for giving him the Sword of Honour Award and for making the strides recorded by his administration the focal point of the public lecture.
He promised that his administration would continue to support students and the youth generally to realise their ambitions.
“On your part, make sure that an atmosphere of peace prevails to allow for government’s development programmes to run their full course,” he stated. The governor advised the students not to allow agents of disunity and chaos to use them to destabilise their communities and lure them away from their career goals. Sani reminded the students and lecturers at the event that no meaningful development could be achieved in a state of chaos, disunity and mutual mistrust.
“Going by your conduct over the period that I have been at the helm of affairs of our state so far, you are reliable partners of progress and I can count on you every step of the way,” the governor stated.
The governor recalled that Kaduna State was under siege owing to the insecurity in some of the local government areas, which had dire consequences on agricultural and business activities.
Explaining why the governor was conferred with the Sword of Honour Award, the students’ body commended him for the reduction in tuition fees and the establishment of new faculties in the school.