The managing Director ,Chief Executive Officer ( MD/CEO, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority ( Ndbda), Hon. Prince Ebitimi Amgbare ,says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s innovative ideas since he came on board are gradually fighting corruption in Nigeria .
Describing the President’s policies as silent revolution taking place in Nigeria , the ndbda boss who commended President Tinubu for enabling children without parents to go through the four walls of University with ease also relived his childhood days , how he struggled to acquire his education because he lost his parents at a tender age.
Prince Amgbare spoke during a presentation of proposal on innovative new type of rice : “Fortified Rice” by an agro investor, Johannes Van Someren, the Vice President of “Delta Green Agro International ltd , which took place at the headquarters of the NDBDA on Thursday .
He said Mr. President’s braveness in using innovative ideas to solve Nigeria’s multifaceted challenges have been yielding positive results as it has also positively affected students in higher institutions of learning .
According to him, students can now access loan facilities without guarantors .
His words : “It’s all about innovations . That’s is what Mr.Presisent stands for
“He’s solving Nigeria’s problems with innovations . People are afraid to take risk, but he did , and today , we begin to see results .Few persons were benefiting from subsidy but now children that does not have parents can go to school
” I went to University as an old man because I lost my father when I was 2, I lost my mother when I was 19 . There was no body to say if you don’t go to.school I will not eat…I had to wait until I secured a job, a sustainable source of income “. recalled Prince Amgbare who pointed out that with proper information students can now access funds from the federal government with ease .
“But today ,all you do is …..try get the right information … just apply , you don’t need to know any body .
” There used to be one clause …..guarantor . He removed it because that is where the problem will come , he saw that as an obstacle . ….. all the child needs in a federal university is admission
” Once you present admission letter,you paid school fees to the school, they credit 20 thousand every month as pocket money .How many children can make 20 thousand a.month
“This is the innovation we are talking about You spread it ….if you want to buy a Car, and if you have a source of income, approach your bank , apply , they will buy it for you gradually .This is a City boy , he has brought a special style to Nigeria .
“That is the way to fight corruption ,it’s not by arresting people every day .Preventive crime .
“If a child is sure of buying a good car, because he is working , he doesn’t need to steal to buy the Car .He goes through the credit system, gets his Car and live a good life .This is the revolution we are pushing here “, Prince Amgbare noted .