hehehehe......The Association of Kano state sponsored students India ( AkaSSI) has written an open letter to Governor Umah Ganduje.
In the letter dated 1st April, 2017 and signed by Ibrahim Aminu Shehu,
the students sent on scholarship abroad by the Kano State Government
said they are facing untold hardships. Their situation is so bad that
they might be forced to turn to begging on the streets.
They added that; "In the history of this university they haven't witnessed foreign students that are internationally disgraced and left to their fate like us"
"On be half of the entire students studying in 5 respective universities within India, permit me to write this letter without following an official protocol. Because we lack any official way to deliver our complain to you. Sir, we have sent several letters through your SAs, Media aids, commissioners and scholarship board. All efforts were puts but to no avail.
We have no option rather than to send it openly, so that it could reach your table as early as possible through media.
In fact, our monthly upkeep allowances, have not been remitted for 13
months. Consequently we have found ourselves in an untold hardship,
between the devil and deep blue see, we have no ward to explain the
degree of our hardship. Actually, we might turn from students to street
beggars, by considering the level of our poor parents who can't afford
to helps us due to the current situation of economic recession in
Nigeria. Some of us lost their parents, so they are orphans.
Moreover, India is over populated country were someone could find it
difficult to have part time job that will help him to earn for a living.
We are currently surviving under huge debt, from near by Shope clarks, and university.
We are currently surviving under huge debt, from near by Shope clarks, and university.
Fortnight ago, we stormed the international secretariat of our school
seeking for their help as they have been the one offering a little help
so far but they said now things are no longer within their
affordability.
They said " we gave advance payment some months ago, you signed to
refund it immediately after getting your upkeep. But you don't receive
it till now.
"We can't add you any thing, more so, no body will have his degree certificate unless he clear his dues, what so ever the case may be"
"We can't add you any thing, more so, no body will have his degree certificate unless he clear his dues, what so ever the case may be"
They added that; "In the history of this university they haven't witnessed foreign students that are internationally disgraced and left to their fate like us"
More so, some of us have started their final year Project research, but
they are facing massive hindrance and obstacles because it needs
financial contributions.
As I'm writing this letter, I have no sure of how, and where I can manage to have a lunch tomorrow, like wise my friends.
We are lurking to follow some of the streets, just to avoid the public
embracement as well as harassment by our debtors. As now India is a
country where you can't say what will happen to you for sure even when
at peace with everyone.we are afraid of local attack by the debtors if
the condition persist.
Your Excallency, you met us on 22nd August 2016 at Oberoi Hotel New
Delhi, were you promised to send us some of our 5 months backlog
allowances as soon as you get back to Kano, we relaxed and keep
expecting to hear from you till now
Since then we are trying hard to contact scholarship board on daily
bases. Unfortunately, the Executive Secretary Scholarship board( Prof.
Fatima Umar) and co. are refusing to pick up our calls as every time ,or
with unwelcoming words of response if we are lucky enough they answer
the call.
We hope this letter will reach your desk as early as possible so that you can be able to rescue our lives.
At the end we urge all the concerned authorities to temper the justice with mercy.
Signed
Ibrahim Aminu Shehu
Ibrahim Aminu Shehu
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