Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has expressed anger over the exclusion of the entire South-East from first phase disbursement of the students' loan. This is coming amid claims that tertiary institutions in the region was marginalised by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has expressed anger over the exclusion of the entire South-East from first phase disbursement of the students' loan. This is coming amid claims that tertiary institutions in the region was marginalised by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund . It could be recalled that the Federal Government, through NELFUND , announced last week that N2.
'We completely reject the reason adduced by NELFUND as to why the South-East was conspicuously sidelined in this first phase disbursement of the Federal Government loan. 'Without mincing words, we find this as a continuation of the age-long marginalisation of Ndigbo by some persons who don't want the best for this country.
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