Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has approved the disbursement of N8 billion for several infrastructural projects at the newly established Kogi State University, Kabba (KOSUK).

Wemi Jones, the state’s Commissioner for Education, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Lokoja, the state capital. 

Mr Jones said the approved fund would cover the construction of the Senate building, Faculty of Science, and male and female hostels.

He said contractors had been mobilised to move to sites, adding that construction works would commence within the next two weeks.

The commissioner maintained that the Ododo-led administration remained committed to consolidating the education foundation laid by his predecessor, Yahaya Bello. 

“Kogi State government has been servicing education very monumentally, and the present administration of Governor Ahmed Ododo is resolved to maintain and surpass the budgetary allocation of 30 per cent to education.

“Ododo, being part of former Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration, is fully committed to giving topmost priority to the education sector in the state,” he said.

Mr Jones further said the governor had approved N316 million as a bursary award for 8,750 out of over 40,000 Kogi indigenous students in tertiary institutions across the county.

He said 201 law students would receive N300,000 each, while the remaining students would get N30,000 each.

The commissioner explained that the 8,750 students were those who had completed the upload of the required documents for verification out of the 40,000 that applied online.

The commissioner also said the governor recently approved the disbursement of over N600 million as WAEC fees for 18,734 students in public schools, saying the final verification and disbursement process were ongoing. 

(NAN)