- Student leaders at OAU and ABU refused rice palliatives distributed by President Tinubu, citing them as ineffective in addressing systemic educational challenges
- OAUs Damilola Isaac and ABUs Ibrahim Nazeer emphasized the need for improved infrastructure, reduced tuition, and better educational standards over symbolic gestures.
- Olarewaju Daramola commended OAU for resisting misgovernance, criticizing the rice distribution as a political ploy undermining intellectual integrity.
Atiku’s aide Daramola Olarewaju slams President Tinubu for distributing rice palliatives to OAU, ABU varsities
Photo credit: @officialABATSource: FacebookMy administration is committed to advocating for improved educational standards and student welfare, not accepting handouts that do little to address the systemic issues within the education sector, Isaac stated. ABU student leader echoes rejection It is not enough to distribute rice to union leaders while many students still struggle with hunger, inadequate infrastructure, and skyrocketing tuition fees, Nazeer said. Atikus aide reacts Great Ife has once again shown that it remains a stronghold of robust student activism in Nigeria.Sharing rice to students unions is not just an insult to intellectuals but also a reflection of Tinubus politics of inducement and compromise,” he said.Tinubus govt approves N4bn cash transfer for Nigerian households
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