Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered immediate phased disbursement of bursary stipends to about 3,800 students who are indigenes of the state in various tertiary institutions.
The governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, in a statement on Monday, disclosed that the government had earlier collated students’ data across the tertiary institutions using the records from students’ stakeholders.
“The bursary award covers about three thousand five hundred regular students and almost three hundred law students.
“Each of the 30 local governments and area offices has at least 100 students on the award list.
“The first phase of the award is to reach beneficiaries from this week as the state government ramps up efforts to cushion the effect of study challenges facing Osun students in various institutions,” the statement added.
The statement noted that Governor Adeleke said the bursary award is the beginning of the many initiatives his administration has in stock for the student sector.
According to him, his recent meetings with the student leadership have further deepened the bond between his administration and the student population, assuring that more goodies are in the pipeline.
“Aside from the bursary awards, more policy actions to address the needs of our students are coming. I plan an expanded meeting with the student population very soon as a follow up to the last meeting with the leaders of the various students associations in the state,” Adeleke stated.
