KADUNA STATE HAS THREATENED TO MOBILIZE THEIR MEMBERS AGAINST GOVERNOR EL RUFAI IF HE FAILS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF SCHOLARSHIP.

Propaganda Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has been given 14-day ultimatum to begin a scholarship scheme by a coalition of students in the state the students, under the aegis of Coalition of Youth and Students in Kaduna state, threatened to launch mass protest to cripple government activities, Guardian reports. Adamu Adamu Matazu, the group's spokesperson claimed that Governor El Rufai, who rode on students’ platform to become governor, has not done anything to protect the interest of students in the state. He alleged that the governor insisted on not paying bursaries or awarding scholarship to students of tertiary institutions since he became governor. The group vowed to mobilize students from the 23 local government areas of the state against the government, if the governor fails to act. “Fundamentally, we are talking of the governor’s failure to fulfill his campaign promises. For three years, he has not given scholarships to students in the state. “When El-Rufai spoke at the Zaria Education Development Association (ZEDA), he described scholarship as 419. But when he graduated on scholarship from the Ahmadu Bello University with a first class degree, it was not then 419. Why would he deny us of what he benefitted from?” He said. The group also described the Kaduna state government’s educational reforms as mere propaganda.