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Education Will Yield More Revenue Than Oil by Holyguy22(m): 8:31am On Jan 17, 2010 |
National President, of Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, has said improving the education sector will yield more money than crude oil. Awuzie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba that improving the educational system would encourage other African countries to send their children to Nigeria for studies. He said: “As it is now, our sister countries, send their wards to Europe for schooling, because they believe that their children will get quality education there. “ But if we can improve our educational system here, these people will now be sending their children to our country, and this means more revenue will be generated. ” Awuzie said Nigeria was blessed with quality academics who, when allowed to operate in an enabling environment, would fast- track national development. “If the government provides the necessary environment for teaching, then professional ethics will be kept, ” he said and he harped on the need for the country to have good public schools to ensure that every Nigerian benefites from sound education. Awuzie said it was not in the interest of the country for policy makers not to appropriate substantial funds to the education sector. “ The reason for this is not far fetched; they use the privilege of their position to appropriate these funds to themselves. “ They corner the resources of this nation and use them to send their children abroad for education so as to create a class between graduates of Nigerian universities and their children. “Meanwhile, the policies they make can be used to improve the quality of education and enhance access to education by the majority of the Nigerian children, ” the he said and called on Nigerian students to unite in the struggle to reposition education in the country, as the future would be bleak if they did not. He said the repositioning should start with educational empowerment, enlightenment and skills adding that the last strike embarked upon by the union had only been suspended, but not called off, because the agreement reached with the Federal Government and its impact would be reassessed in 2012. |
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