We skip meals to survive – Nigerian students in Russia

We are called giants of AFRICA but; 

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 Reacting to the plight of the students on Monday, a professor of Political Science at the University of Abuja, Dauda Saleh, blamed the neglect on corruption in the civil service.

He urged Buhari to seek an end to what he called the perennial problem.

He said, “The inability of the Federal Government to pay these students and fulfil its part of the agreement shows clearly our lack of commitment to the development of human capital. It is not proper for students on scholarship have to resort to media campaign for them to get their dues.

“I feel that it is part of the corruption and the bureaucracy in our polity. It shows that our system does not function effectively. The way out is to have a functional system where people would do what they are expected to do. From a foreign policy perspective, it portends us as a country that is not serious and gives us a bad image.”

A lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Francis Fagbohun, who faulted the scholarship scheme, described the government’s failure to pay the allowances as an insult to Nigeria.

He said, “The BEA scholarship scheme was faulty from the outset. Nigeria is not a socialist state. However, that our students go through this problem yearly is an insult. Succeeding governments should fulfil their responsibility and alleviate the suffering of these students.”
SOURCE :the punch