Why I stayed away from graduation for my Master’s degree – Atiku

“In all honesty, I could not mount the podium with other graduands to collect my certificate today. I had worked hard to complete my studies and was excitedly looking forward to donning the graduation robe and collecting my certificate. However, I am compelled to skip the event in solidarity with our students who through no fault of theirs are being degraded at home”.

Atiku restated his position that the mind is a very terrible thing to waste.

He noted that there’s no return on investment that can surpass that on education.

“Education is a game changer because it unlocks the sustainable “crude oil” in the brain as against that in the bowels of the earth.

“Education remains a priority to me. That explains why I invested in it and was prepared against all odds to walk this journey that has earned me a higher degree today.”

He pleaded with the Federal Government and ASUU to resolve all extant issues to pave the way for the strike to be called off “so that students can return to school for their own good and to the benefit of our country.”

Even more importantly, he counselled on the need for all stakeholders in the society “to  make the funding of ASUU a continuous and deliberate policy for the sake of our youth.”

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