Kwara State Government Announces 50% Transport Subsidy for Students Returning Home for the Elections
The move by the Kwara State government comes after the National University Commission (NUC) directed tertiary institutions in the country to suspend academic activities for a period of three weeks, to enable students and staff members whose voting areas are outside their school/workplace, to partake in the electioneering process.
Announcing the transport relief, the Kwara state commissioner for tertiary education, Alabi Afees Abolore, in a statement issued by his press secretary, Mansurat Amuda-kannike, explained that the support will be monetized and transferred to the beneficiaries after verifications.
Also, the state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, announced a free bus palliative for students of Unilorin and Kwara State Polytechnic which began on Monday, 13th February 2023, between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 am and between 3 pm and 6 p.m. (Mondays to Fridays). The free buses will ply specific routes to be used by students and staff of tertiary institutions in the capital city.
