Peter Obi donates ₦10m to Tansian University, calls for critical thinking and national renewal

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Peter Obi making a donation at Tansian University Umunya

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By Madu Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his commitment to educational development during a visit to Tansian University, Anambra State, where he donated an additional ₦10 million to support the institution.

Obi, who was warmly received by the university community, was hosted by Prof. Bonaventure Anaeto, who representing the Vice-Chancellor.

Anaeto commended the former Anambra State governor for his sustained relationship with the institution, recalling his earlier contribution of ₦100 million and other interventions, including support for the establishment of the School of Nursing in the university.

Addressing the university community, Obi expressed satisfaction that the School of Nursing, which he helped set up, has now been accredited as an official examination centre of the Nursing Council of Nigeria.

He also acknowledged new requests presented by the institution towards improving both academic and spiritual formation, assuring the management of his continued assistance.

Obi emphasized the centrality of education, critical thinking, and civic responsibility in nation-building and urged them to remain committed to Nigeria’s progress despite recent derogatory remarks about the country.

He encouraged the students not to echo such sentiments but to interrogate the actions of those in power.

He also lamented Nigeria’s rising debt profile and the lack of transparency surrounding major borrowings, particularly Euro bonds, noting that many of these obligations will mature long after the present leaders have left the scene. He warned that the burden of repayment would fall on the younger generation, who are often unaware of the implications.

Obi reiterated that true leadership is measured by investments in people—not by vote-buying, citing an example of a friend in London who received medical attention from nurses trained in schools he supported in Anambra, describing such outcomes as the true measure of impactful leadership.

The former governor also highlighted his recent visits to several institutions across Anambra and neighbouring states, including schools in Amichi, Nnewi, Adazi-Nnukwu, Agulu, Ogidi, Oji River, Ihiala, Enugu, and Ibada.

He narrated how he was moved by the condition of the Practicing School in Agulu, his home town, where pupils were learning under makeshift shelters following a fire incident and pledged that reconstruction work would commence in January 2026.

According to him, such progress would be impossible in a system where resources are channelled into vote-buying.

Obi concluded by urging the students to embrace truth, discipline, and sacrifice while committing themselves to rebuilding the nation.

He stressed that Nigeria is not “disgraced” by external criticisms but by internal failure to invest in education and human capital. The country’s true wealth, he noted, lies in its youth and their capacity to drive meaningful change.