Former presidential aids Reno Omokri wrote through his verified X page earlier today in summary reasons for voting President Bola Tinubu in the second term election.
Reno wrote: “As a student in a Nigerian university, ask yourself when was the last time you had a strike by your lecturers and their union, the Academic Staff Union of Universities?”
“Please fact-check me: The last time ASUU went on strike in Nigeria was on Friday, October 14, 2022.”
“Since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on Monday, May 29, 2023, there has never been an ASUU strike in this nation of ours. A four-year course is now a four-year course, and not a five-year CURSE!”
“The Academic Staff Union of Universities was established in 1978 and, since its founding, has had to go on almost 50 industrial actions.”
“Please again fact-check me: Since Nigeria’s return to democratic governance on Saturday, May 29, 1999, there have been sixteen strikes by ASUU.”
“Every administration between 1999 and 2022 has experienced multiple ASUU protests. Every government, without fail, since 1978, has had to deal with industrial actions by our citadels of learning.”
“This is the first and only time since ASUU was founded in 1978 that Nigerian undergraduates have had a smooth, uninterrupted, and unimpeded academic calendar for three consecutive years.”
“It means that you will graduate on time as long as you pass your examinations and fulfil your class attendance requirements.”
And who did this for you?
One person and one person only: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the lover of education.
Other than ASUU strikes, the only other thing that could have disrupted your education as an undergraduate was finances.
However, the President was ahead of you. Ever a forward thinker (that is what Asiwaju means in Lukumi Yoruba. The term refers to a progressive who acts as a vanguard), Bola Tinubu signed the Student Loan Bill into law on Monday, 12 June 2023.
As of today, Saturday, 13 December 2025, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has granted student loans to approximately 788,000 students.
So, as a Nigerian undergraduate who is registered to vote, ask yourself this question:
Why should you leave a steady hand like President Bola Tinubu in 2027, to vote in a person like Peter Obi, for example, who spent eight years as Anambra Governor and could not build even one nursery, primary, or secondary school and university?
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has, as of late today, approved a total of 20 new private universities and two new federal universities.
Or why would you change a man who introduced an uninterrupted university academic calendar into Nigeria for anyone under whom universities were on strike for months on end?
This is your future we are talking about! Staying at home for one year is not a joke. That is almost 2% of your lifespan.
Would you risk 2% of your lifespan on people who built breweries instead of schools? And bought 400 cars for Igwes when schools in their states were on strike? Tufiakwa!
In conclusion Omokri said: God did not call you to be a drunkard. He created you to acquire beneficial knowledge. That is why the Bible says ‘My people perish for lack of knowledge’ and al-Quran says iqra! +See more details
And since that is the case, it is in your own interest to re-elect the Pillar of Education in Nigeria in the person of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu!
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
