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Kí ni ẹ máa ṣe nípa ìyàtọ̀ tí ó wà láàrin HND àti dígírì, àti kí ni àwọn ètò gbòòrò yín fún ẹ̀kọ́ àti àwọn ọ̀dọ́?

Mi ò ní ètò pàtó kan tí mo ti to ká lórí àríyànjiyàn láàrin HND àti ìjẹ́rìí yunifásítì. Ohun tí mo lè sọ fún yín ni ohun tí mo fi ara mi lélẹ̀ sí lórí ẹ̀kọ́ ní gbogbogbòò, mo sì nírètí pé ẹ óò rí ìtọ́sọ́nà tí mo pinnu láti tẹ̀lé nínú rẹ̀.

Mo fẹ́ yí bí a ṣe ń mú àwọn ọ̀dọ́ Nàìjíríà múra sílẹ̀ fún iṣẹ́ padà. Àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ wa, yálà yunifásítì, polytechnic tàbí kọ́lẹ́ẹ̀jì, gbọ́dọ̀ fi ìtẹnumọ́ tó pọ̀ sí síence, tẹ́kínọ́lọ́jì, ẹ̀kọ́ iṣẹ́ ọwọ́, iṣẹ́ àgbẹ̀, ìmọ̀ẹ̀rọ dídíjítà, ìrònú tó jinlẹ̀ àti iṣẹ́ aṣaájúmọ. A kò lè máa bá a nìṣó ní kíkọ́ àwọn ọ̀dọ́ Nàìjíríà fún ètò ọrọ̀-ajé tí kò sí mọ́.

Kò yẹ kí a dá ọmọ Nàìjíríà tó jáfáfá lẹ́yìn nípa ẹ̀kọ́ yunifásítì, polytechnic tàbí kọ́lẹ́ẹ̀jì nítorí pé àwọn òbí rẹ̀ jẹ́ tálákà. Èyí wúlò fún gbogbo ẹ̀, yálà èwo nínú àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ wọ̀nyí ni ọ̀dọ́ náà lọ.

Lórí iye owó ẹ̀kọ́, mo gbàgbọ́ pé kò yẹ kí ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú òkìtì gbèsè tí ó rọ̀ mọ́ ọjọ́ ọ̀la ọ̀dọ́ ọmọ Nàìjíríà. Ọ̀nà tí mo máa gbà yóò dín iye owó ìpìlẹ̀ ẹ̀kọ́ kù, lẹ́yìn àtúnyẹ̀wò, á sì fún àwọn gbèsè akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ tí ó yẹ ní ìdáríjì, kí àwọn ọ̀dọ́ Nàìjíríà lè yọrí pẹ̀lú ìrètí dípò ẹrù ìsanwó. Awin akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ kì í ṣe sikolashipu, ó jẹ́ gbèsè, àti àdánwò tó yẹ fún ètò ẹ̀kọ́ èyíkéyìí ni bóyá àwọn ìdílé lásán lè kọ́ àwọn ọmọ wọn láì sí lílé wọn sínú gbèsè kìkì láti jẹ́ kí wọ́n wà ní ilé-ẹ̀kọ́.

Lẹ́yìn yàrá-ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́, mo fi ara mi lélẹ̀ sí fífẹ̀ẹ́ àǹfààní tó ṣe kedere sí ìnáwó fún àwọn ọ̀dọ́ oníṣòwò, oníṣẹ́ ọwọ́, àgbẹ̀, aṣẹ̀dá tẹ́kínọ́lọ́jì àti àwọn ènìyàn nínú ètò ọrọ̀-ajé àṣẹ̀dá, nípasẹ̀ ètò ìnáwó ńlá kan fún àwọn start-up àti oníṣòwò. Orúkọ ìdílé yín, ìbátan ìṣèlú tàbí agbára láti rí godfather kan kò gbọ́dọ̀ pinnu bóyá èrò yín yóò ní àǹfààní láti ṣàṣeyọrí. Mo rí àwọn ọ̀dọ́ Nàìjíríà, yálà ẹ̀rí-ẹ̀kọ́ wo ni wọ́n dá mú, gẹ́gẹ́ bí dúkìá orílẹ̀-èdè tó tóbi jùlọ tí Nàìjíríà ti ní rí, mo sì gbàgbọ́ pé kò sí Ààrẹ kan tó lè tún Nàìjíríà kọ́ láì ní ìkópa àwọn tó ń ṣiṣẹ́ wọn.

Àwọn ìdáhùn tó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí ni a túmọ̀ láti èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì nípasẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ, kò sì tíì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ atúmọ̀-èdè kan.

Ibi tí èyí ti wá

Post on X Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1828721506119041048 2024-08-28 ›
Tinubu’s policy on age limit for tertiary education admission belongs in the Stone Ages. The recent policy of the Federal Ministry of Education pegging age limits for entry to tertiary institutions is an absurdity and a disincentive to scholarship. The policy runs foul of the notion of delineation of responsibilities in a federal system of government such as we are pratising, and gives a graphic impression of how the Tinubu government behaves like a lost sailor on a high sea. Otherwise, how is such anti-scholarship regulation the next logical step in the myriad of issues besetting our educational system? To be clear, the Nigerian constitution puts education in the concurrent list of schedules, in which the sub-national government enjoys more roles above the federal government. Therefore, it is extra-constitutional for the federal government to legislate on education in a manner similar to a decree.
Thread on X Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2059769890932940875 2026-05-27 ›
An ADC government under my leadership will take decisive action to address insecurity and protect lives and property in the country. We shall strengthen the armed forces, the police and other security agencies with massive new recruitment, provision of modern and adequate equipment, training, improved welfare and effective leadership. We shall also ensure accountability and proper coordination and intelligence sharing among all our security agencies. It is obvious to us in the ADC that we can only secure our country long-term if we educate our young people and create an economy in which they and their families can thrive and help to change Nigeria and the world for the better. Education Under the watch of this APC government over 20 million of our school-age children are not in school. This cannot be tolerated in the modern world where education is the surest path to descent employment, wealth creation, national development and enlightened citizenry. We will, therefore, implement free and compulsory education at the primary and secondary levels and invest in leadership, entrepreneurial, technological and innovation skills amongst our teeming youth.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2087552029358956958 2026-08-12 ›
Nigeria cannot continue asking competent young people to wait outside the room while their future is being decided inside it. MY COVENANT WITH YOU Our partnership must also mean something practical in the lives of young Nigerians. It begins with jobs and enterprise. Nigeria has millions of young people with ideas, energy and ambition, but too many cannot access the capital required to turn those ideas into businesses. We will expand transparent access to finance for young entrepreneurs, artisans, farmers, technology founders and people working in the creative economy. Your surname, political connection or ability to find a godfather should not determine whether a good idea receives an opportunity to succeed. Education must also change. We cannot continue educating young Nigerians for an economy that no longer exists. Our schools must place greater emphasis on science, technology, vocational education, agriculture, digital skills, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. And no brilliant Nigerian child should be denied tertiary education simply because his or her parents are poor.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2094810791937446399 2026-09-01 ›
The good news for Nigerian students is that Atiku has reviewed the current student-loan policy and believes education should not begin with a mountain of debt hanging over a young Nigerian’s future. His approach will reduce the underlying cost of education and, after review, provide forgiveness for qualifying student debts so that young Nigerians can graduate with hope rather than repayment burdens. Education should open doors, not mortgage the future. A student loan is not a scholarship. It is a liability. The proper test of an education policy is whether ordinary families can educate their children without being pushed into debt merely to keep them in school. When students increasingly require loans because the underlying cost of education has become prohibitive, government should not parade the loan itself as evidence that the system is working. And your attempt to frighten students and workers by claiming that Atiku’s targeted and capped production support will somehow destroy NELFUND, reduce salaries or reverse the minimum wage is a fallacious claim without a ledger behind it. If your government has the arithmetic, Bola, publish it. Show Nigerians, line by line, how a transparently budgeted subsidy tied to Nigerian crude and domestic refining suddenly empties NELFUND or workers’ pay packets.
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-10 ›
Help every eligible young Nigerian o…" • Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2093800029618061431, 2026-08-29 (Post on X) "Nigeria's young people do not need a government that teaches them how to survive hardship. They need a government that gives them the opportunity to prosper.…" • Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2093757421403427170, 2026-08-29 (Post on X) "Nigeria's young people do not need a government that teaches them how to survive hardship. They need a government that gives them the opportunity to prosper.…" • Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1690478288802545664, 2023-08-12 (Post on X) "On this International Youth Day 2023, we recognise the immense potential of young minds, especially in Nigeria. Their commitment to acquiring green skills no…"
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-16 ›
On jobs, skills and enterprise, I see millions of young Nigerians with ideas, energy and ambition, but too many cannot access the capital to turn those ideas into businesses. I am committed to expanding transparent access to finance for young entrepreneurs, artisans, farmers, technology founders and people in the creative economy, so that your surname, political connection or ability to find a godfather does not determine whether your idea gets a chance to succeed. This includes a major financing programme for start-ups and entrepreneurs. Our objective is to move young Nigerians from dependence to enterprise, from unemployment to productivity, and from palliatives to prosperity. On education, I want to change how we prepare young Nigerians for work. Our schools must place greater emphasis on science, technology, vocational education, agriculture, digital skills, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. No brilliant Nigerian child should be denied university, polytechnic or college education simply because his or her parents are poor. I see young Nigerians as the greatest national asset Nigeria has ever produced, innovators, farmers, engineers, doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs and artisans, and I believe no President can rebuild Nigeria without their active participation.
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