A Quiet Revolution At OAU: How Renewed Hope Is Returning To Nigerian Campuses

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Olabode Opeseitan

I’ve watched this video several times. It’s the convocation ceremony at Obafemi Awolowo University, one of Nigeria’s most prestigious institutions, and arguably the most architecturally striking.

Built by the Western Region Government, largely from cocoa proceeds, OAU once stood as a symbol of what was possible when vision met resources. But there was a time when Nigeria’s unitary system stalled its progress, dimming the light of regional excellence.

Today, that light is flickering back to life. Nigeria’s bright and beautiful possibilities are beginning to shine again.

That venue, likely the university’s iconic amphitheatre, has found its rhythm once more. You can feel it. The joy of the students is unmistakable.

For many of these graduates, the joy runs deeper than ceremony. They made it through not just academically but financially, without the constant dread of unpaid fees or the quiet anguish of parents struggling to send stipends from home. This kind of relief, once rare, is now becoming more accessible to students in public tertiary institutions across the country. Thanks to the student loan scheme introduced under the Tinubu administration. And as the framework evolves, there are plans to extend this opportunity to students in private institutions as well, widening the circle of hope.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised to renew the hope of Nigerian students. That promise is being kept.

I believe Tinubu is far ahead of his critics. While they gather daily on social media to tear him down, he is focused on rebuilding: sector by sector, policy by policy, life by life.

Today’s Nigeria is a referendum on two kinds of leaders: those who curate legacy, and those who manufacture noise.

This is not just a video. It’s a window into a quiet revolution. A story of how one man, against the odds, is winning the trust of a generation.

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