Nigeria's first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that her husband, President Bola Tinubu is not a greedy person, but one working to make Nigeria great again.
Speaking while paying homage to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and other traditional rulers at the Ooni's palace in Ile-Ife as part of her visit to commission 2.7km Oluremi Tinubu way and Pavilion inside Obafemi Awolowo University built in her honour by the monarch, she said the President is contented person working for the progress of the country.
She charged Nigerians to support the Tinubu-led administration in its bid to move Nigeria to a greater height, saying the reforms of the administration is already yielding positive results.
We know that subsidy has been removed but with God on our side in the next two years Nigeria will be greater than what we presently have. But with your prayers in the next two years we will build a nation for the future.
"We give glory to God for our status, myself and my husband, we are not greedy. We thank God for what He has done for us. We cannot disappoint Nigeria and with the help of God, we are getting to the promised land in no distant time".
Speaking at the Oduduwa Hall inside OAU before commissioning the projects, she urged student to avail themselves of the opportunity provided by the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, to acquire quality education and skills, saying the present administration prioritises education.
Her words, "It is worthy of note that the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR is one that is focused on education and youth development, to ensure that all our youth have unhindered access to education irrespective of their financial status. To this end, the National Students Loan Scheme was introduced, and I urge all our youth across the country to avail themselves of the opportunity presented by this Students Loan scheme.
To further support the efforts of Mr. President, the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, which I chair, also commenced the National Scholarship Program (NASP) for Tertiary Education where we provide One Million Naira annually and brand-new laptops each to forty-seven (47) indigent students across the nation for the duration of their course of study.
"I have also adopted education as the focus of the #We Are Equal Campaign by the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) in Nigeria.
To launch this Campaign, we re-introduced, the Alternative High School for Girls across the nation, to see young girls and women who dropped out of school due to early marriage, teenage pregnancy, and other socio-cultural barriers, get an opportunity to complete Secondary School, acquire higher education and valuable life skills".
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, stated that the contributions of the first lady to societal development necessitated the naming of the road and pavilion after her.
"In recognition of her contributions, a golden statue is erected to immortalize her virtuous person and to showcase the strength of a teacher, a mother and wife in her at the very heart of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Further more, built, is a state of the art hostel whose dynamic pavilion reflects her progressive nature.
"The construction of 2.7 kilometer road with glowing street Solar Lamps; the luminous, glowing, solar powered street lamps provided a viable alternative for goal-driven Obafemi Awolowo University students during recent blackouts on campus.
"The road will henceforth be known as “Senator Oluremi Tinubu Way” is symbolic of those many paths she has opened for youth, women, and the underprivileged in our society.The biggest hostel and pavilion in the history of Obafemi Awolowo University that bears her name represents her efforts to create spaces of learning, development, and empowerment for all," Ooni added.
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