The Chairman, House Committee on Education,
Hon. Aminu Suleiman has said that the
committee was doing everything possible to
remove the difference between the fresh
graduates from the universities and the
polytechnics in the country. According to him,
this is necessary in order to encourage more
students to go for polytechnic education.


He said this while on a visit with other members
of the committee to Yaba College of Technology
(YABATECH), Lagos, last week.
“If Nigeria must obtain technological
development, there is need to pay more attention
to technical and vocational education which is
provided by the polytechnic,” he said.
On the purpose of the visit, the chairman said the
committee is out to ensure that public funds
provided for the advancement of education in
tertiary institutions are used for the purpose they
were provided.




He also said the visit had given them the
opportunity to see the challenges some of the
institutions are facing and the need for
government to support them with more funds.
He commended the management for the
infrastructure development in the institution.


The chairman also said what the committee
saw in the institution compare to other
institutions visited before them showed that the
management of the institution deployed funds
for the purpose which they were provided.

Earlier in her speech, the Rector of the institution,
Dr. Margaret Ladipo appealed to the Federal
Government to assist the institution with more
funds in order to improve its service delivery.
She also said there is need for government to
grant substantial funds to the college for
research, conferences and staff development in
order to improve the knowledge base of the staff
and sustains standards.


Thanking the committee for their support and
commitment to educational development of the
nation, Ladipo said the vision of the institution is
to be a leading higher educational institution in
Africa by providing first rate academic,
professional and entrepreneurial education for
students.