A committee set up by the Sokoto State
Government to verify the actual number of
students entitled to its scholarship has
revealed that it uncovered 706 “ghost”
students. According to the report, the
committee visited 40 tertiary institutions
within and outside the country where it
verified and confirmed 14,532 students as
qualified for the state’s scholarship.
“We have also confirmed that N544,613,724
is the total cost of students registration for
the year 2016/2017 academic session, while
N143,560,855 is the allowances to the
verified students. We have also verified and
confirmed that N688,174,579 is the actual
amount owed as students registration and
allowances for the current 2016/2017
session,” he said.
