A self-proclaimed student leader has ignited an online debate after posting a viral video praising President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, citing apparent advances in student welfare under the Nigerian Education Loan Scheme.
In the video, the student leader also mentioned NELFund’s work, arguing that Nigerian students benefit from financial aid and policy reforms targeted at improving access to education.
“At this point, no Nigerian student will tell you that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s initiatives do not benefit them. Why? Because of the NELFund, or Nigerian Education Loan.
If you check, each Nigerian student has the ability or each Nigerian student receives about 20,000 Naira every month for pocket money and their fees have been paid.
So you don’t need to be a child of somebody or a child of an elite before you go to school. But with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we have had the highest budgetary allocation at the level of education. So why not? One good time deserves another.”
The speaker also linked student mobilisation efforts to political support, advocating for Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda in the approaching elections.
“So at the level of FCTEA, we are coming out in full force to vote Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda. Why? Because during his time at the level of the Senate, we had numerous policies that were favouring Nigerian students. We had scholarships, we had piliatives.”
He also claimed that Senator Ireti Kingibe has not followed up on previous student welfare interventions, despite complimenting previous campus activities.
“Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda used to come to our campus to check up on our preferencism, but this has changed that the current Senator, Senator Ireti, has not done. In fact, I think she was just part of the bandwagon. So I believe this time now, people are more sensitised.”
The student leader concluded that voting decisions should be based on competency and ideas rather than political movements, and praised the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, for ongoing efforts.
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