Atiku Says We Need Govt That Values Education

Imagine this semi-literate man calling out other people on education 


Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said on Saturday in Zaria that successive Nigerian governments since 1970 have not given education the attention it deserves.
The former vice president, who spoke at a re-union ceremony and launch of a publication, “Who’s Who in the Faculty,” organised by the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, said Nigeria needs governments “that understand the role of education” to be able to correct the negative consequences of the serial neglect of the critical sector.
He said, “In the 1970s, our expansionary government took on more and more of the responsibility of providing education at all three levels.  But as government revenues declined it became increasingly difficult for government alone to meet those obligations.  And education has not always been given the priority that it deserves by succeeding governments.
“The result is that today, we have decaying infrastructure in our public schools, increasingly inadequate qualified teachers and school administrators, low morale among teachers and students, the menace of cultism and other vices, and increasingly low regard by organisations and agencies here and abroad for the certificates awarded by our public schools.”
According to Atiku, “In order to rectify these, we need governments that understand the role of education in national development and have the skills and political will to prioritise education and make the necessary investments in that sector. 
“We also need a principled reversal to the era of shared responsibility for education.  Clearly, government cannot and need not do it alone, even when education is given the topmost priority.  Partnerships with private individuals and organisations are critical.  And people need choice and the healthy competition inherent in a mixed system.”



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I dont blame these guys seriously. We always forget history so easily in Nigeria that people like Atiku are still allowed to be talking in Nigeria. Was Atiku not the VP for a good 8yrs??,  . i laugh

He's an idiot! When he was V.P did he value education?
When ASUU were striking then all he cared about was how to topple his boss OBJ. What a hypocrite!

You were the de facto President from 1999-2002,what were your contribution 

Atiku? these are the kind of peoples that bring shame to this our country with  their nonesence political tonque

It is only in Nigeria that politicians can talk like this, because they know that Nigerians have a very short memory.

when a vulture wants disgrace, it goes to where they are selling creyfish.
Atiku has mouth to talk. He must surely get what he's looking for in nairaland

In Atiku's defense, you can probably say that he started a University in Yola, ABTI because he understands the value of a good education. Otherwise, we are bound to ask him what he did when he was the VP of Nigeria for a whole 8 years.

HOWEVER, knowing the kind of person OBJ is, even if Atiku had good intentions for our educational sector, do you think OBJ would have listened to his advice? If OBJ had other plans, will he not have thrown Atiku's suggestions away? Furthermore, we all know that the VP position is only a 'figurehead' position - that of a spare tyre. Atiku could not have done ANYTHING, even if he wished to do something.

I am not an Atiku apologist, neither am i canvassing for him. As far as i am concerned, i think he and all other politicians are crooks and opportunists. However, forget the man but agree with his statement. He is basically confessing what we all know, pray and hope for.

Even though the devil is the devil, he still knows and confesses that God is God. Even though Atiku did nothing for education, he still knows its value!

Silly Man

He is a dull man with poor memory.
They bastardize our educational system and set up their private univeristies with our resources.
surely very soon God's vegeance will come on them all .

It easy said than done.He said it so let him act first en we wil thank him for a job well done.Afterall he has nigeria momey in posession for good eight years.

It won't happen again!

As much as I hate to say it, the man is right. I remember engaging some of our "enlightened heads on Nairaland" a couple of months ago on the state of education in Nigeria. Since then, things have decayed even further with no resolution in sight. We need to, as soon as possible, do something about education in that country. It is definitely in the worst state ever.

he's a muderf***. What a contradiction, he was vice-president for years that had a series of ASU strike actions, now he wants to use the strike as a period to discredit d present govt, which is no way beta, things are bad but we are not fools!

Who is right? What was his own contribution to education when he was there? Atiku is out of his mind!!!

story! we don't need him 2 tell us about the problems he was a part of.we r not blind.all we r saying is ATIKU shut up!