Some presidential candidates are planning to sell federal universities – ASUU president

• Professor Osodeke said that two presidential candidates have plans of privatizing the universities or initiating student loan

• Osodeke said the presidential candidates will soon come out with the agenda to privatize federal universities through Public Private Partnership

The President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has alleged that some presidential candidates are planning to sell federal universities.

Speaking in Makurdi at the special congress of ASUU of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, JOSTUM chapter in honour of the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Richard Kimbir, held at the Science lecture theatre, Professor Osodeke said that two presidential candidates have plans of privatizing the universities or initiating student loan.

According to the publication, Osodeke said the presidential candidates will soon come out with the agenda to privatize federal universities through Public Private Partnership, PPP, or settle for the option of student loan with five percent interest.

Professor Osodeke said,

“If you don’t know, they are planning to sell the universities (federal universities) through Public Private Partnership. This is being planned by two presidential candidates and the other plan is to initiate student loan at 5 percent interest.”