Olubadan commends Tinubu’s Student loan initiative

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, on Wednesday has commended the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) for what he described as a laudable intervention aimed at easing the financial burden on parents and expanding access to higher education for Nigerian students.

The monarch gave the commendation while receiving the management team of NELFUND during a sensitisation visit in the Olubadan Palace, where he also pledged to mobilise students across Ibadan and the entire Oyo State to take advantage of the scheme.

Speaking during the visit, Olubadan praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for initiating the programme, describing it as a timely intervention that would benefit thousands of families struggling with educational expenses.

“First of all, we appreciate what President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is doing regarding this because it is laudable. We thank NELFUND for the sensitization.

“We are happy to be associated with you because you are lifting a burden from a lot of parents. We are very lucky to have a programme like this under President Tinubu. We want our people to take advantage so that we won’t be left behind in the scheme of good things. We want to continue to be ‘asiwaju’.

“We thank you also the managers of the system. It is nice that you have come to us. We will work towards setting up a centre for advocacy for those who want to apply. Or, alternatively, we will go to the existing CBT centres to show them what they need to know when applying so that their application can be successful.