Poly students protest diversion of N20 billion CTIN intervention fund

Pprotest letters, placards and OLYTECHNIC students in banners, expressed disapNigeria, under th e aegis pointment over what they of National Association of called ' zero impact' of the Polytechnic Students ( NAPS), institute. have protested against the The protesters, led by the alleged diversion of N20 bilassociation’s President, lion Cement T echnology Muniru Opeyemi, said that Institute of Nigeria ( CTIN) technical students from polyintervention fund. technics should have been The students, who besieged the biggest beneficiaries of the headquarters of the the initiative.

Economic and Financial A petition letter, titled Crimes Commission ( EFCC) “Petition on allegation of in Abuja, as well as the Diversion of 20BN Cement Ministry of T rade and Technology Institute of Investment, yesterday, with Nigeria ( CTIN) Intervention

Fund,” reads in part: "It is on this note we are calling on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to, as a matter of urgency, commence probe of the Cement Technology Institution of Nigeria under the leadership of Aliko Dangote.

"The Federal Government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has undoubted demonstrated commitment to transform education, improve well- being of Nigerian students, members of staff and infrastructure in education sector to make life easier for all citizens.

"Our findings have revealed the inimical acts of some corporate bodies that are certainly owing Nigeria’s technological students and by extension, Nigerian youths, a whopping sum of N20 billion, a cement importation levies primarily meant for technical training and development of opportunities for young Nigerians in cement industry according to the CTIN establishment goal.”