Sokoto Govt Says ‘Government-Sponsored’ Students ‘ll Be Public Service Workers For 15 Years After Graduation

Sokoto State Government has disclosed plans to review its scholarship bond agreements and consider the idea of making it mandatory for government-sponsored students to serve the state for at least 15 years after graduation.

The state Deputy Governor, Mr Idris Gobir, disclosed this in Sokoto on Monday while receiving executive members of the Sokoto Professionals Association who visited his office.

Gobir noted that this is aimed at safeguarding the state’s investment in human capital and ensuring that beneficiaries contribute to local development before pursuing opportunities elsewhere.

‘This review is necessary to ensure that our investment in human capital does not go to waste. Beneficiaries must give back to the system that supported their academic and professional growth’ he said.

Gobir also urged the association to support the state by providing career guidance and mentorship to Sokoto indigenes, especially in fields with high employability and technical value.

He expressed the state government’s readiness to work with the association in respect of initiatives aimed at enhancing professional development and employment opportunities for young people in the state.

Chairman of the Sokoto Professionals Association, Zayyanu Yabo, described the body as non-partisan noting that it is committed to supporting the academic and professional advancement of Sokoto indigenes.

He added that the association has already trained several young people in leadership, entrepreneurship, and ICT, and also ready to partner with the state government to drive socio-economic progress.

The SPA president presented the association’s newsletter and a commemorative plaque to the deputy governor during the visit.