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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is committed to ensuring that education is made accessible to all Nigerians through strategic funding and pragmatic policies.
Tinubu made this known during the ninth convocation ceremonies of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) where 8,444 students bagged various degrees.
Represented by the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Professor Adebayo Bamire, the President congratulated the graduates on their exploits in the university, urging them to provide solutions to the societal problems through the knowledge and skills acquired in the institution.
Tinubu equally reiterated his administration’s commitment to making education accessible and affordable to millions of Nigerians across the country.
The president, who explained that quality education is critical to ensuring national and economic growth, said his administration through the Renewed Hope Agenda would continue to fund and initiate policies that would improve the nation’s education sector.
Tinubu said the introduction of the student loan scheme which he said over 300,000 have benefited from, was part of the numerous measures by the administration to make education affordable for citizens especially the downtrodden.
Tinubu said, ” The Federal Government understands the importance of quality education and it is committed to ensuring that education is made accessible to all Nigerians through strategic funding and pragmatic policies.
“My administration has an unwavering commitment to strengthening the education foundation for the benefits of all.”
He added that the Federal Government is aware of the important role of tertiary institutions in the development of any nation, hence its decision to remove them from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) towards granting them more autonomy in deciding their operations.
While commending the management of FUOYE for maintaining interrupted academic activities over the years, he advised tertiary institutions to remain committed to their core mandates of learning, research and community service in the interest of the country.
Speaking, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, commended President Tinubu for his support to the university through the interventions of TETFund special projects and the students loan scheme towards the human and material development of the institution.
He appealed to the federal government to create special provisions in order to reduce the operational cost of the university in the area of power generation, lamenting that the institution is not connected to the national grid.
Ndoma-Egba who acknowledged the numerous developmental projects in the university including increase in faculties and programmes,lauded the management under the leadership of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Fasina, ” for making FUOYE the best in terms of administrative and academic excellence in the country and beyond.”
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