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Report on planned handover of federal universities to states misleading – Atiku

by Ebor Cletus Ralph Jr

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, on Monday referred to a report about his proposal to transfer control of federal colleges to state governments if elected president of the nation in 2023 as fake news.

In his speech at the 62nd annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos, Atiku reportedly stated that if elected president, he would transfer control of federal colleges to state governments.
The former vice president argued that the report was a malicious misinterpretation of what he said at the NBA conference in a statement provided by his media assistant, Paul Ibe.

The statement read: “We noticed with dismay the mischievous misinterpretation of what the PDP flagbearer said at the plenary of the 62nd annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association as it relates to education and how to address the crisis in the sector.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Atiku did not say that he will handover Federal Universities to state governments if he is elected president come February next year.

“The report is false, untrue, unfounded and not a true reflection of what Atiku Abubakar said while responding to a question on devolution of powers, a key component of his policy framework.

“The report in some sections of the media is therefore a misleading and false account of what transpired when the PDP Presidential candidate fielded questions as a panelist at the opening ceremony of the NBA conference.

“In answering the question posed to him, Atiku Abubakar merely recalled his engagement with a university professor where he argued that the United States of America shared similarities with the first set of universities in Nigeria which belonged to the regional governments and noted that with proper planning and phased devolution of power, federal universities that have now become unwieldy could be made to work better under the component federating units. He also maintained that education would remain in the concurrent list under his administration when elected.”

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