Extend Student Loan Scheme To Private University Students, Obasanjo Appeals Tinubu

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to extend the Student Loan Scheme to include students from private universities.

While speaking at the inauguration of a building at Bells University’s College of Postgraduate Studies in Ota, Ogun State, urged Tinubu to include students of private universities among the loan scheme’s beneficiaries.

He opined that the loan scheme was crucial to the development of society and the welfare of the citizens and that excluding a group of people would be counterproductive.

However, Obasanjo expressed skepticism about the management of the scheme, expressing concerns about the potential for corrupt practices.

He said, “The Vice-Chancellor has spoken about the need to include students in private universities as beneficiaries of the Student Loan Scheme. I urge the government to listen to that and take heed to include them too. I doubt if the scheme will be run without corruption, that is another matter entirely.”