What's your take on this development?
It’s a welcome development seriously, this seems more like a better initiative than free school policy because with this you have an entitlement or obligation and not just going to school without putting in effort to get good grades or graduate just because it is free. With it being a loan the government will definitely have to take responsibility of finding job for the citizens they are fully aware that it is the only way to pay back.
My biggest fear now it is execution because almost everything in Nigeria even those meant for the less privilege are most at times hijacked by the higher class or they would request for tip off before granting them the law. So I think the government shouldn’t just set up a central office just yet. The approval should come from each school. When a student can’t get funds to register for a session then the school should be in a position to grant him that loan. This will maybe reduce the number of student that could request for this loan and probably not still in academic year either through graduations or have been expelled out of the school.
The hijacking matter na im be di main koko of di matter, because government go come up with ideas to alleviate poverty of di poor masses, and dem go implement an on the government level. But the wahala be say di people way de in charge to disburse di tin way government give, go de divert am. We don hear cases wey government go give palliatives to di people way need am, but at di end of di day everything go come end up for inside dem pocket, dem family and friends pocket or sell am to people way go fit pay for am.
So for dis student loan matter, di idea make sense because many Nigerians wey get di brain and di willingness to get good and quality education, but money matter be dem barrier go fit make dem dream come true. But based on my observation about how corrupt our government officials de, applicants for dis loan go bribe before dem go de eligible to collect di loan, dem go fit to de give dis loan in di name of education, but dem go divert am to oda means. Aldo I de sincerely hope say e no go happen like I talk am dis time around.