Democracy Day Package: Knocks, Kudos As Nigerians React To Tinubu’s Accent To Student Loan Bill Into Law

Hamilton Nwosa
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Nigerians have continued to express mixed feelings as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, signed the student loan bill passed by the National Assembly into law.

The new law empowers the Federal Government, FG, to establish an Education Bank which would approve loans to indigent Nigerian students.

The bill which was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly in November 2022 was sponsored by the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Nigerians took to their Twitter handle to react to President Tinubu’s accent to the bill.

See reactions below;

Amina M. Abdullahi
@Mvnaaa___
·1h
A President with doings.

WE THE PEOPLE…🇺🇸
@Filii_Africa
1h
Propaganda

#JesusForTheStreet
@yommy_dee411
1h
Promise kept indeed.
Thank You Universe..
Thank you Mr. President H.E Bola Tinubu (GCFR) & H.E V.President Keshima.
“Education is the most potent cure to poverty…”
I see a prosperous future for Nigerians. Stop hating & step into the Light; support PBAT…

Will E.
@PEC_Concepts
1h
He’s working so hard to legitimize the stolen mandate using propaganda. Student loan in a country with about 41% unemployment rate, and some people will fall for this deceit. Like how are the students supposed to pay back the loans after graduation with no jobs out there for them

S.L EKPE
@Samson16431231
·1h
Tinubu will sign feeding Nigeria Bill just to get legitimacy. Tinubu return Peter Obi mandate period.

Prince Adeshina
@RealAdeshina
1h
Tinunu is not my president.

Smallie is Numero Uno ♍
@SVPD08
1h
Stealing Peter Obi’s ideas

OyinD//SouthWest Citizens for PeterObi💡
@Oyinkitana
1h
This is a welcome development….

Abdulrasheed Ibrahim
@Abdulra19898072
41m
Signing bill isn’t the problem, but implementation and transparency matter’s.

Khaybee
@Fianc34769173
·
1h
if them born ur father well make anybody say anything about stolen mandate again na thunder go fire that person family, Asiwaju we love you Nigerians loves you.

Ladkings
@ladkings
·
1h
At this rate Tinubu will pay bride-price of all women to curry favour, gain acceptance…the path of his excellency must be excellent from the onset.

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