Kayode Kolawole
President Bola Tinubu has emphasized that poverty should not prevent any Nigerian Youth from obtaining quality education at the highest levels.
Tinubu made this known while addressing the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at the State House, Abuja.
According to him, “Poverty should not prevent anybody, any child, including the daughter or son of a wood seller, ‘Bole’ (plantain) seller or yam seller from attaining their highest standard of education, to eliminate poverty.
“If we all believe that education is the greatest weapon against poverty, then we have to invest in it. If you eliminate poverty from one family, you can carry the rest of the weight.
“You have to promote unity and stability among each other. You have to employ democratic means in your programmes and elections. I have to say, anyone who is unable to accept and celebrate a free and fair election, does not deserve the joy of victory,” he advised.
He therefore said his administration would commit more resources to the education sector to ensure that every Nigerian child, regardless of their background, has access to quality education.