The Senate on Tuesday passed through
the Second reading a bill seeking to
end the age-long dichotomy between
University Degree holders and holders
of Higher National Diploma (HND)
from Polytechnics.

The bill, sponsored by Senator Ayo
Akinyelure, is seeking to end what it
called ongoing controversy over wage
disparity and gross discrimination
against HND holders in the public and
private sectors.

The Senator, in his lead debate, said it
amounted to injustice to continue the
discrimination. “The aftermath of continuing injustices,disparity and discriminations meted on
products of polytechnics in Nigeria is
threatening to derail the nation’s core
policy thrust of evolving a
technological and scientifically based,
self-reliant society in the nearest
future.

“As I speak, thousands of would-be
polytechnic and technology students
are contemplating or have decided to
opt for university education because of
perceived and real discrimination
against HND graduates.
“If this contemplation occurs, there is
bound to be a vacuum created in our
labour market in this regard, and dire
consequences are bound to follow this
trend.”
Senate President David Mark, who
rounded off the debate, however,
noted that no degree holder had ever
gone to the Polytechnic while the
reverse had always been the case.
He subsequently referred the bill to
the Committee on Education for
consideration and a report to the
plenary in four weeks.


www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/19421-senate-debates-bill-to-end-degree-hnd-dichotomy

Okay. I dey here.

over due. Can Nigeria develop whithout HND?