On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu made a commitment to allocate increased resources to the education sector in Nigeria.
He expressed his determination to provide quality education for every Nigerian child, irrespective of their background.
President Tinubu shared this during a meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He firmly stated that poverty should never hinder access to education, emphasizing the profound impact education can have in eradicating poverty.
He said: “If we all believe that education is the greatest weapon against poverty then we have to invest in it.
“Poverty should not prevent anybody, any child, including the daughter or son of a wood seller, plantain seller or yam seller from attaining their highest standard of education, to eliminate poverty.
“If you eliminate poverty from one family, you can carry the rest of the weight.”
Tinubu, who promised to consider the requests of the NANS leaders, urged the students’ body to ensure unity among its members across the country to achieve more.
“You have to promote unity and stability among each other. You have to employ democratic means in your programmes and elections.
I have to say, anyone who is unable to accept and celebrate a free and fair election, does not deserve the joy of victory,” he said.
