President Bola Tinubu's aide, Olusegun Dada, has called former Vice President Atiku Abubakar a pathetic liar for promising to review NELFUND and forgive Nigerian students' debt.

Atiku made the promise in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Phrank Shaibu.

He said, “Celebrating NELFUND as proof that education has become affordable under your government is like setting school fees on fire and then boasting that you lent students a bucket of water. What exactly is the wisdom in presiding over dramatic increases in school fees in some institutions, only to turn around and celebrate loans as the solution?"

He described the arrangement as “witchcraft economics,” stating: “You make education more expensive, lend students money to survive the increase, and then demand applause for the rescue. That is not affordability. It is witchcraft economics: create the burden with one hand, offer debt with the other, and demand applause for the intervention.”

Reacting, Tinubu's aide pointed out the amount Atiku's university charges students, insinuating that the former vice president doesn't mean well for students but is saying anything to get elected President.

He shared on X, "Atiku's university takes between N3m -N4.2m per year from each student. This man is a pathetic liar and will say anything to get elected. Believe Kachalla at your own risk.

"Atiku Abubakar, a man who never built anything for the masses as a citizen, can never prioritise them as President.

"If he is serious about cancelling NELFUND. He should begin by making his University free for all.

"All of Atiku's plans involve spending money, not earning it. He and his fellow travellers have their eyes on the excess crude oil account. It is that simple."

ASA