The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has disowned comments credited to him that he will hand over federal universities to State governments if elected president in 2023.
In a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe on Monday night, Atiku assured that education will remain in the concurrent list as stipulated by the constitution.
Stating that he was misquoted at the 62nd annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, he said the remark credited to him was false and doesn’t reflect his position on education.
Atiku said he was referring to his plans to devolve power to the federating units and not education.
He said: “For the avoidance of doubt, Atiku did not say that he will hand over federal universities to State governments if he is elected president come February next year.
“The report is false, untrue, unfounded and not a true reflection of what Atiku Abubakar said while responding to a question on devolution of powers, a key component of his policy framework.”