MAPOLY received NELFUND’s loans for qualified students, awaiting allowances: Rector
The Rector, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr Adeoye Odedeji, said the institution has started receiving credit alerts for students who applied for the Nigeria Education Loan Fund.
He spoke on Friday in Abeokuta during the inauguration of newly-elected members of the institution’s Students Union Government.
The rector explained that the loan from the NELFUND was received by the institution on behalf of the students for the payment of their school fees.
He expressed concern that the majority of the students had not taken advantage of the students’ loan opportunity offered them by the Federal Government.
Mr Odedeji appealed to students to take advantage of the initiative, saying it was meant to take off them the stress of running helter-skelter looking for money to pay school fees.
He said, “We discovered that from our own side, we sent about 11,000 depth data for NELFUND and NELFUND waited for students to register. It was only 81 students from the institution that registered and applied, and after screening those 81 students, 26 students were found to be qualified. The majority of the students did not apply for the loan. I strongly believe that the opportunity is still there, and they should go and apply for this loan.
“For the 26 students that were found qualified, I received alerts for the payment of their school fees this morning. That simply means those students’ school fees for the next session have been taken care of. NELFUND in due course will again credit their bank accounts with maintenance allowance which will not come to the school.’’
Mr Odedeji assured that the school management and the students would continue to be partners in the overall growth of the institution.
In his remarks, the new SUG President, Prosper Oladele, assured the students that he would represent them effectively without compromise.
(NAN)
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