ILORIN – The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali has said that the solid education foundation put in place by the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, helped to put the old Western Region and its people ahead of other regions of the the federation till the present time.
The university don therefore challenged the incoming federal government to emulate the vision of the late sage by giving education for all a priority, irrespective of tribe or religion.
Speaking yesterday on the theme of the programme, “Connecting the Past with the Present for a Rewarding Future in Nigeria Education System”, at the annual Back to School programme of the Nigeria Universities Education Students’ Association (NUESA) of the University of Ilorin held in honour of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the vice chancellor said the Back to School programme of the school was aimed to bring, to the fore, the importance of education to national development and fortunes, adding that no Nigerian child, be it boy or girl, should be excluded from getting a quality western education.
Professor Ambali also pointed out that ‎ for any nation to be great, its citizens must be educated.
Represented at the event by the Dean, Faculty of Education of the university, Dr. Alfred Akinbo Adegoke, the vice chancellor said that Chief Awolowo stood for provision of educational opportunity for all Nigerians.
Professor Ambali, who lamented neglect of public elementary and secondary schools in the country by successive governments in the country, said that private schools had taken over, adding that elementary and secondary school education should be revived to achieve solid education foundation.
According to him,”Every child must be given an opportunity to good and quality western education. And that’s what Chief Obafemi Awolowo stood for. He was the man who stood for education for all. One of the pillars of his philosophy, one of the visions he had, was to make education free for every child. And today, many of us are beneficiaries of free education that Chief Obafemi Awolowo started in those days.
“In all things he made, he was able to put the Western Region ahead because of the solid foundation of education that he laid for this country. Happily, there is a new government coming on board to build on the philosophy and vision of the sage because education is the foundation. For any nation to become a great nation, or to take her place in the comity of nations, for any nation to make a significant impact, that nation must have its citizens well educated. That’s the cardinal philosophy that Chief Awolowo stood for.
“We are taking ourselves back to school, because it is the elementary schools that are neglect. I went to a public school while growing up. But today, public schools are being neglected that no parents want to send their children to public schools. The private schools have taken over. This is very very sad. We need to get back to the roots. Government needs to overhaul educational system and go back to elementary school because that’s the foundation. Government needs to spend money to train teachers and make sure that teachers are well paid. Government needs to make sure that the foundation of our education is solid. That’s why we are saying back to school today. And that’s why we are remebering issues of our education system, as you dress in your old school uniform, to remind us of the memories and the foundation which your elementary and secondary school had laid for you.
“It’s our prayer that the Back to School programme and the vision of NUESA will be something that will move forward as a country and we hope the new government will ensure that education takes its pride of place. And that education gets proper funding, teachers paid promptly and proper infrastructure is put in place, particularly at the elementary and secondary school level”, he said.
Also speaking, the Director of Obafemi Awolowo Foundation, Chief Dr. (Mrs.) Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, who was represented by Dean, Business School of Babcork University, Professor Ayandiji Aina, said that the Foundation believed that every child deserves right to quality education, adding that he was ready to partner with organisations that would promote education in the country.
Dr. Awolowo also frowned at over-prioritisation of education in the country, saying that it was one of the factors for high crime rate among youth, emphasising that the foundation encourages and promotes decency among Nigerian youth.
Also in his lecture in honour of chief Awolowo and Aare Afe Babalola, a professor in the department of History and International Studies in Unilorin, R. A. Olaoye, said, “one cardinal philosophy of the Obafemi Awolowo foundation is to preserve and nurture the legacy of education of the late sagwe to fruition. In this regard, the hope of a rewarding education system in future is not lost. In the same vein, the gigantic stride of Chief Afe Babalola, in the establishement of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, is an indication that there will be light at the end of the tunnel”.
Professor Olaoye, who said the government should “go back to the roots, pick up the pieces and review the policy for rewarding system of education in Nigeria”, added that the emphasis today was on Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
“The world is also in the direction of knowldege-based economy. In all of these, the use of computer and other ICT facilities would rule the future world of education not only

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Awolowo my role model
Tinubu my Godfather









Say anything against Baba and Die inside the Lagoon

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lol... To the average yoruba person south west starts and ends in lagos whereas awolowo did not contribute anything to the development of Lagos

FreeGlobe:
lol... To the average yoruba person south west starts and ends in lagos whereas awolowo did not contribute anything to the development of Lagos

Lol to the average igbo person Lagos is their London as if na their ancestors develope Lagos




Quote me and die inside the Lagoon

The top five universities in Nigeria are located in Yorubaland, that goes a long way to show the quality of education obtainable from that region,

Oh! Dat traitor
He's somehow "great"
Buh ma Zik cum Ojukwu are d greatest of all
Signs out before dem throw me inside lagoon


Say no to "change"
We nid transformation
I pray and hope we won't regret voting out transformation

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Living proof if you need a reason

FreeGlobe:
lol... To the average yoruba person south west starts and ends in lagos whereas awolowo did not contribute anything to the development of Lagos

Say only what you know. Awolowo built the Ikeja industrial estate. The Airport Hotel, Ikeja was built by the Oodua Group. FYI the Western Region extended upto Mushin.

OrlandoOwoh:

Say only what you know. Awolowo built the Ikeja industrial estate. The Airport Hotel, Ikeja was built by the Oodua Group. FYI the Western Region extended upto Mushin.

May you not die in the Lagoon

FreeGlobe:
lol... To the average yoruba person south west starts and ends in lagos whereas awolowo did not contribute anything to the development of Lagos

Illiterate, Lagos is the industrial and economic powerhouse of Nigeria because Awolowo established industrial estates in Lagos from Ikeja industrial to Matorti, Ilupeju, Apapa and Mushin industrial estates on top of Oodua Group's many businesses in Lagos state.

These estates are responsible for a major chunk of Nigeria's industrial outputs and Lagos state's economic and tax base.

You village illiterates really should confine your ignorance to your respective villages for your own good...

FreeGlobe:
lol... To the average yoruba person south west starts and ends in lagos whereas awolowo did not contribute anything to the development of Lagos

Now that you ignorance has been revealed to you by others, do you feel stupid now?

aresa:



Illiterate, Lagos is the industrial and economic powerhouse of Nigeria because Awolowo established industrial estates in Lagos from Ikeja industrial to Matorti, Ilupeju, Apapa and Mushin industrial estates on top of Oodua Group's many businesses in Lagos state.

These estates are responsible for a major chunk of Nigeria's industrial outputs and Lagos state's economic and tax base.

You village illiterates really should confine your ignorance to your respective villages for your own good...

People like her believe it's the Igbo house servants of the British colonialists and of the wealthy Yoruba families, that developed Lagos and Lagos State.

They think it is their pirated CD business that makes Lagos State the industrial hub that it is.

StOla:




People like her believe it's the Igbo house servants of the British colonialists and of the wealthy Yoruba families, that developed Lagos and Lagos State.

They think it is their pirated CD business that makes Lagos State the industrial hub that it is.

May you not die inside the Lagoon

In drug-trafficking too!

Awolowo's stolen money gave lazy yorubas undue advantage, but nw education cost money, no more freebies and lazy yorubas started lagging behind

Awo

Lives

On.

Reason we boku (plenty well well) for London.

And we never buy London finish o! in Igbo style.