The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has mandated
members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to henceforth
help in monitoring projects executed in various institutions across the
country.
Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sunny Echono gave the student
body the mandate on Monday.
Echono decried the poor hostel accommodation for students,
insisting that the Fund would in the near future channel more resources to
building conducive ones for them.
He said students were at the core of any development
programmes of the new government, hence their interest was also of great
concern in its intervention efforts.
While stressing the need for equipping students with skills
and rights support, Echono noted that TETFund would like the students to be its
eye in various institutions, reporting erring contractors to ensure
transparency in the system.
”We want to be able to identify on each campus a contact
person that will be able to checkmate our projects so that we can have
first-hand information, even before sending our team there.
”We are doing several engagements with other stakeholders.
So, going forward, this will make our monitoring process more transparent.”
NANS President, Usman Barambu revealed that the student body
has been doing discreet monitoring on behalf of the agency but said now that
the mandate has been given, they will put in thorough checks across campuses to
ensure that contractors who handle TETFund projects carry out such projects
diligently through regular feedback.
“We are happy to state that our interaction with TETFund is
yielding fruits, we are here to thank the Fund and encourage the entire
management to do more and more for Nigerian students.”
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