A former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo today said no Nigerian has an excuse of saying  he/she has no access to higher education especially now that NOUN has come to stay. He explained that the institution since its take-off in 2005 while he was still the president had been a viable alternative to conventional institutions, especially for adults desirous of university education and admission seekers.

He disclosed this at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta while paying host to the executive of the NOUN alumni association led by its president, Mr. Phil Colman, and the vice-president, South-West, Mr. Ayeni Olutope.

He said, “Nobody in Nigeria will say he/she does not have access to higher education with NOUN, except he/she does not want. I saw some students complaining about law accreditation in NOUN, but I hope the Law programme has come to stay.”

The former President bagged a degree in Theology from the institution.