The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, has debunked claims that the student loan scheme is biased.
Sawyerr noted that it was “completely ridiculous” to make such an allegation. He also said the electronic process for loan application required basic information such as the student’s name and matriculation number, which, according to him, wasn’t programmed to detect political affiliations.
The NELFUND boss stated this on Sunday during his interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme.
“I have not heard this allegation, but I can tell you that it’s a completely ridiculous idea that the administration of Bola Tinubu is focused on trying to fund people who support the party. We are talking about students; many of them are yet to vote, some of them are going to be voting for the first time, and many of them are not party members.