Atiku Abubakar, NELFUND, Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Student Loan, Nigerian Education

Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to review the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, and forgive the debts of qualifying students if elected.

Atiku’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday evening.

Shaibu said Atiku believes Nigerian students should not start their working lives burdened by heavy education debts and would focus on reducing the cost of education.

He said the former vice president would review the existing student-loan system and introduce debt forgiveness for students who meet the required conditions.

The statement came in response to President Bola Tinubu’s post on X, where the President defended his economic policies while criticising Atiku’s position on the economy without mentioning him by name.

Shaibu rejected Tinubu’s use of NELFUND as evidence that education has become more affordable under his administration.