The Director General of All Progressive Congress Professionals Council, Dr. Seyi Bamigbade has commended the President, Bola Tinubu for signing into law the Students’ Loan Bill.
The Bill sponsored by the Speaker of the 9th House Of Reps and now the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila was on June 12 signed into law by the President and is expected to come into implementation from August.
It offers Nigerian students opportunity to study at higher institutions with an interest-free loan to be managed by the federal ministry of education.
Reacting to the development during the unveiling of National image tuition-free scholarship scheme in Abuja, organised in collaboration with the Association of Local Government Areas of Nigeria (ALGON), Dr. Bamigbade who is also the Lead Consultant of National Image an education consulting firm said the President by the kind gesture has succeeded in enlarging the frontiers for Nigerian youths to succeed.
According to him, education is a legacy which allows individuals to access to array of opportunities to make a meaningful livelihood, urging the youths to make use of the opportunity to build a brighter future for themselves.
He said, “The President has barely three weeks in the office done things that are seemingly impossible, things that have never been done in the history of this country.
“The interest-free loans for our young ones in the academic institutions have once again demonstrated how much a youth-friendly leader our President is.
“We at National Image will continue to raise the bar for a larger enrollment of students in the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in line with the vision of the President”.
