The immediate past President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Comrade Sunday Asefon, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on the students.



Asefon, who is also the National Coordinator, Tinubu/Shetima Student Vanguard, while reacting to the development in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said it was a welcome development received with satisfaction by the student community.


He also commended the President for removing all conditions on the recently approved Students Loan Scheme.


The provision of the buses, according to President Tinubu, would also remove the burden of the additional cost of daily commuting on parents and guardians.


Part of the statement read: “The removal of all conditions on student loans is also another heartwarming news to every parent and vulnerable student.


“The open caution issued to all heads of Tertiary institutions on the arbitrary increase of payable fee remains the best move of the new government to further renew trust, confidence, and love of the entire Nigerian Student in the new administration of renewed hope of President Bola Tinubu.


“As a former NANS president, I sincerely thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for once again displaying his fatherly love for Nigerian students, his passion for education development, and his unprecedented consideration for the poor masses most critical at this post-subsidy era.


“The inclusion of students in conditional cash transfer and food palliative will go a long way as well mark the first of its kind in recent in the history of Nigeria, no administration has ever placed youth and student in high priority like this hence my gratitude to President Tinubu."

“I urge all universities that recently hike their payable, which include the University of Abuja, University of Lagos, and University of Jos, among others, to reserve with immediate effect in line with this presidential directive. While urging them and others to be conscious and refrain from any action such as arbitrary hikes of payable, which can incite Nigerian students against the new Government.

“I have no regrets leading President Asiwaju Renewed Hope campaign across the 36 states and FCT campuses during the electioneering campaign under the auspices of Tinubu/ Shetima Students Vanguard, Asiwaju has justified our effort; he has indeed renewed Nigerian students’ hope.”