By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
The chairman, Sokoto State Students Association, SOSSA, Usman Danfodio University Chapter, Comrade Musa Atiku has commended Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, for recognising significance of education as a tool for modern development.
The main reason was clearing a hefty backlog of debt running into hundreds of millions by the immediate past administration of Governor Aminu Tambuwal.
“He graciously gave directives for the immediate verification and subsequent payment of tuition fees of over 7,744 students studying in Usman Danfodio University Sokoto.
“This year 2024, in the midst of economic crisis when students almost lost hope, the youth-oriented governor extended the same gesture of settling the tuition fees of over 5,996 students in the university”.
The students’ leader said other things worthy of appraisal are the deployment of intra-city transportation in UDUS motor park to convey students throughout the metropolis at subsidised rates, pledge to build modern large capacity hostel facility that can accommodate students.
He similarly commend Special Adviser on Students Matters, Alhaji Abubakar Salame who has been working tirelessly to ensure smooth and effective conduct of students’ day-to-day activities as students.
He said Salame launched 7-points agenda scheme to help ensure maximun participation and efficiency in the institution.
Accordingly, the initiatives include Students Public Health, Students Empowerment, Students Climate Action, Students Peace Dialogue, Students Drugs and Morality as well as Students A.I Robotics Technology and Students With Disabilities among others.