OUTRAGE AS BUHARI’S MINISTERS, OTHER OFFICIALS ‘HIJACK’ RAILWAY SCHOLARSHIPS MEANT FOR YOUNG NIGERIANS

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By: Admin




It was confusion galore at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Abuja, on Wednesday. 

Scores of young Nigerians, who travelled long distances from all over the country, besieged the complex to submit applications for foreign scholarships being offered by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). 

But authorities at the transport ministry rejected their applications, saying no such opportunities exist. The youth then protested, and at a point blocked the ministry’s entrance.

In fact, to douse escalating tension by the restless youth, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry, Sabiu Zakari, issued a press statement Wednesday night suggesting that any claim that the Chinese firm was offering “railway engineering scholarships” is a scam.

“The ministry is not receiving any application for such training from the general public,” Mr. Zakari said. “Therefore the general public is advised to disregard any information being circulated for submission of such applications to the Ministry or any other person.”
But insiders from the Ministry reported that the permanent secretary and his ministry were not telling the truth. 
 “The facts are that CCECC, which is building a double-track standard gauge railway from Lagos in Southern Nigeria to Kano in the North, had approached the transportation ministry informing it of its plan to sponsor a number of young Nigerians to study for bachelor degrees in railway engineering in China,” a top official said. He requested not to be named for fear he might be victimised.

But rather than advertise the opportunities to request applications from interested Nigerian youth, the ministry simply contacted top government officials to nominate candidates for the slots, our sources said.

Interested Nigerians without connections to ministers and other government officials were effectively blocked from competing for the scholarships, they said.

Insiders at the ministry also said those asked to nominate candidates include ministers, permanent secretaries, presidency officials and selected federal lawmakers. The officials were requested to make the nominations in their personal capacities.

(PremiunTimes)

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