The 2027 All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State and the Senator representing Ogun West, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly called Yayi, on Sunday hailed President Bola Tinubu for initiating the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, saying that the intervention had strengthened access to tertiary education nationwide.
Adeola gave this commendation while speaking on Sunday in Abeokuta during the presentation of scholarships and bursaries to 5,312 selected students from tertiary institutions across Ogun State
The senator described education as the most potent instrument for human capital development and national progress, hence his decision to support funding the education of the students in the state with the scholarship and bursaries initiative
Speaking at the third edition of the scholarship programme held in Abeokuta on Sunday, Adeola said that the initiative was designed to ensure that no brilliant student is forced to abandon education because of financial hardship.
According to him, the 2025/2026 edition marks a significant increase in the number of beneficiaries, bringing the cumulative total of students supported under the programme to more than 10,000 within three years.
