A Kaduna based business mogul, Dr. Tobi Bernard Thomas, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the appointment of Akintunde Sawyerr as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Dr. Thomas described the appointment of Sawyerr as the best match for the job, especially at a time like this that the educational sector of the nation is undergoing a serious reform that is capable of putting the sector in the right footing.
The business mogul asserted this in Kaduna at the weekend, where he further explained that Sawyerr is a competent hand and a result oriented personality with high sense of prudence. It will be recalled that recently, president Tinubu approved the appointment of the management team for the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
The management team were said to have expeditiously put in place for the effective take-off of the pivotal Fund for the benefit of Nigerian students and families in all parts of the country. Dr. Thomas while speaking, commended the recent initiative of the NELFUND in its drive to target 1.2 million beneficiaries for the loan scheme, adding that the eligibility process and disbursement which was said to be in two segments was in the interest of the students well-being.
Dr. Thomas is the Kaduna State Coordinator of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN). He said: “there is no doubt that with Akintunde Sawyerr at the helm of affairs of the NELFUND, the students stand to benefit more, and this will bring about improvement in the well-being of the Nigerian students.” Meanwhile, as part of the management team of NELFUND, Mr. Frederick Oluwafemi Akinfala was appointed as the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, while Mr. Mustapha Iyal is to serve as the Executive Director, Operations.
