President Bola Tinubu has shared details about his early life in the United States, recounting how he drove a commercial taxi to fund his tertiary education.
Writing on his verified X handle, the President explained that he had to delay his studies for months to raise sufficient funds before attending Richard Daley College and Chicago State University, according to Punch. Tinubu connected his personal experience to his administration's student loan initiative under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, known as NELFUND.
The President noted that the fund has distributed over N372 billion to more than 1.6 million students across the country. Following the post, Arise TV presenter Rufai Oseni observed that the narrative appeared fresh compared to earlier remarks, including a past BBC interview where Tinubu said he inherited substantial real estate from his parents. However, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, defended the President by stating he had previously interacted with Tinubu’s former classmates in America.
The disclosure comes alongside recent political travels by the President across the South-South region. On Friday, Tinubu visited Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to inaugurate several infrastructure projects completed by Governor Umo Eno's administration, including an aviation village, an airport hospital, a new terminal building, and multiple road networks.
On Saturday, Tinubu proceeded to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to attend an All Progressives Congress gathering, marking his second major campaign stop following an earlier event in Kaduna.
Meanwhile, the opposition faced legal developments after the Federal High Court in Abuja declared the David Mark-led caretaker committee of the African Democratic Congress illegal. The ruling invalidated the committee's decisions, including the primary election that selected Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate. The party has announced plans to appeal the verdict, pointing to an earlier July 2 court judgment that had validated the leadership.
