Asefon Reveals Reasons Behind President Tinubu’s Rice Distribution To SUG Leaders

President Bola Tinubu has distributed bags of rice as a palliative to Student Union Government (SUG) Presidents from all 36 states of Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory.

The rice was distributed on Tuesday by the office of the Special Adviser on Student Engagement to the President, Sunday Asefon.

Explaining the initiative, Asefon stated that the move aims to demonstrate President Tinubu’s continued support for the Nigerian student community.

The Special Adviser emphasized that President Tinubu recognizes students as leaders of the future and vital stakeholders in governance.

He highlighted that the President provided palliative support during Christmas and the New Year, but the packages were delayed in December. Therefore, SUG leaders were invited to Abuja to personally receive the packages.

“Today, SUG Presidents from across the Federation will receive their rice from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu—a leader who acknowledges the significance of students as leaders of today and tomorrow.

“The rice arrived late in Abuja last December, around December 28th. Hence, we decided to invite them to Abuja this year to personally distribute the rice. We chose two SUG Presidents from each zone to represent and oversee the distribution,” Asefon explained.

This marks the first time in Nigeria’s history that a sitting President has directly engaged with and supported student leaders during December.

One of the student leaders, Fahad Abdullahi, the SUG President of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, expressed gratitude for the initiative and hoped for more similar gestures in the future.