Bola Tinubu who had been convicted and he later surrendered $460,000 to the U.S. government has said through his aide Dele Alake, that anyone convicted of any drug-related offense or fraud would not be allowed to access the student loan.
These shown that Bola Ahmed Tinubu knows his not qualified for the office of president of Nigeria as his case is still pending in the court of law for a final judgment day.
Recall that during his campaign, President Tinubu expressed his commitment to advancing education and nurturing the potential of the youth. Speaking at the British Royal Institute in London, he emphasized the importance of young people as the nation’s most valuable asset.
Alake was quoted to have made the submission Monday in company of other close aides of the president, including Tunde Rahman, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz as well as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, David Adejoh.
“A student can be disqualified from accessing loan if:
“1. He is proven to have defaulted in respect of any previous loan granted by any organisation.
“2. He has been found guilty of exam malpractice by any school authority.
“3. He’s convicted of felony or any office involving dishonesty or fraud.
“4. He has been convicted of drug offenses
“5. Any of his parents has defaulted in respect of student’s loan or any loan granted to him or her,” Alake was quoted as saying.
APC, had also admitted that its candidate Bola Tinubu, forfeit the sum of $460,000 to the government of the United States of America, USA, in 1993 for drug trafficking.
Tinubu had said that he did not commit drug crime, but the United State case was against his bank account and not me.
However, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), camp had berated the presidential candidate, of APC Bola Tinubu, for $460,000 forfeiture case on drug charges.
Atiku who also said he once stopped Tinubu from shipping in drugs into Nigeria.
In 1993, Bola Ahmed Tinubu surrendered $460,000 to the U.S. government after a Chicago court found the income came from packing and shipping heroin, according U.S. reputable media outlet, Daily Loud had published Tinubu’s narcotics trafficking and money laundering in the United States.
UberFacts, another reputable fact-promoting platform, revealed that Tinubu was operating different bank accounts to launder money from narcotics trafficking in the U.S.