Borno To Sponsor 30 Female Citizens To Study Medicine In Sudan

The Borno State Government has said
that it would sponsor 30 female
citizens of the State to study Medicine
at the El-razi Medical University,
Khartoum in Sudan.


30 female students were drawn
from the 27 Local Government areas of
the state, according to the State
Governor, Governor Kashim Shettima,
who launched the programme with
presentation of scholarship letter at the
Government House Maiduguri.
Governor Shettima also said that the
programme was part of the Female
Medical Intervention Programme of his
administration.
The Governor said, “Having 30 female
medical doctors which the State
desperately needs is the greatest legacy
government can give the state, in view
of the fact that women have peculiar
health challenges arising from
maternity, menstrual and other issues
that women would be in the best
position to handle as a result of the
African culture and religion”.
He noted that 30 female candidates
would be sent every year for training as
medical doctors and stressed that no
amount of money spent on their training
would be a waste.
While commending the management
staff of the Ministry of Higher Education
which facilitated the programme ,
Governor Shettima directed the
Commissioner to add 3 more Christian
female candidates and 2 female
students from the Northern part of the
state to the 30 scheduled for the
training and urged the candidates to be
good ambassadors of the state and the
country.
The State Commissioner of Higher
Education, Mr Bello Ayuba said that the
education sector has been receiving
adequate attention since the coming of
the present administration. He explained
that the selection of 30 candidates was
based on merit. He further disclosed
that the ladies had been provided with
laptop computers.
According to him, $9500 would be spent
on each of them per session, stressing
that none of their parents is expected to
contribute anything.
The Commissioner added that the 30
students would leave the country for the
4 year programme to Khartoum by
Saturday, April 5, 2014. He urged them
to reciprocate the gesture by being good
ambassadors of the country.
One of the beneficiaries, Falmata Bukar,
expressed gratitude to the Governor for
sponsoring them for the programme and
also promised to reciprocate the