'Govt That Fails To Build Schools Would Definitely Build Prisons' — Sowore Outlines His Plans For Education

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has revealed his plans for the education sector.

Sowore, who is also the Publisher of SaharaReporters, premised his plans for the education sector on the following: Free, compulsory and qualitative education; payment of cost of study allowance; abolishment of fees and exorbitant charges; establishment of community colleges and creation of vocational/technical colleges.

According to a statement by the SoworeOnCampus Special Intervention Unit, there is need to invest in the sector, as the current system "isn’t only designed to produce mass of unemployable graduates, it is also structured to keep and send millions of children with poor background out of school".

The statement read: "Right from the military regime and down to the draconic civilian dictatorship which was albeit misnamed democracy, we have always been victims of government policies targeted at creating an army of extremely poor and uneducated population. It is no wonder Nigeria is at present the poverty capital of the world despite its enormous human and natural resources. Without regard for the slightest economic caution, all the economic facets and sectors haven’t only fallen prey to indignation and deprivations, but they have also been consciously designed and rigged against the poor.

"One of the major economic gang-up against the poor people is the several and wicked attempt by government at all levels to price education out of the reach of the poor through education underfunding, unaffordable fees, arbitrary fee increments as well as animalistic living and learning conditions. The Nigerian education system as of today isn’t only designed to produce mass of unemployable graduates, it is also structured to keep and send millions of children with poor background out of school.

"Creating an investment based education system was and had never been in the plan of the Nigerian ruling class. They have consciously failed to see and acknowledge the unbreakable link between functional education system and national prosperity. Our party, the African Action Congress (AAC), believes that a government that fails to thoroughly invest in the education of its young people should definitely prepare itself for unsustainable economy, increased crime rate and terrorism. A government that fails to build schools would definitely build prisons. It will continue to invest in feeding prisoners since it has failed to invest in the education of young people."

The statement highlighted the plans of the party to improve education as follows:

Free, Compulsory and Qualitative Education: While Atiku through his ‘spokesperson’ Ben Bruce has communicated their plan to privatize our tertiary institution — a move that would bring school fees to a minimum of 600 thousand naira — meanwhile, the Buhari’s administration through his ‘spokesman’ on education, Dr Wale Babalakin, has made public their intention to increase school fees to the tune of 350 thousand for non science courses and 500 thousand for science related courses.

Contrary to the madness of the PDP and APC, our party, the African Action Congress (AAC) and its Presidential Candidate, Omoyele Sowore, would ensure education is free from primary down to the tertiary level. Admission racketeering, nepotism and favoritism would be completely eliminated from our tertiary institutions. We would also immediately employ 200,000 teachers to increase the capacity of personnel in primary and secondary education.

Payment of Cost of Study Allowance: Omoyele Sowore and the African Action Congress would pay N100,000 per session to students of tertiary institutions as study allowance. This will ensure our students do not study under empty stomachs and are also able to meet up with basic financial and academic needs.

Abolishment of Fees and Exorbitant Charges: When elected as President, our administration would not only reverse all fee increment policies, we would completely abolish all fees.

Establishment of Community Colleges: Aside the fact that our administration would pump enormous resources into funding existing tertiary institutions, we would establish a community college in each local government of the federation. This would ensure that learning and academic curriculum are drawn within the confines of the economic requirements of each community and local government. For example, students in a fishing/leather-making community should learn with a ‘fishing/leather-making curricula’. Just as we have it in the US, policies like these would industrialize our local communities on a large scale; give bigger economic roles to communities and local government. This itself would constitute a major leap to national prosperity such as which has never been seen even in the history of Africa.

Creation of Vocational/Technical Colleges: For us in the African Action Congress (AAC), we do not find commissioning of projects like roads, bridges, railway, etc., worthy of celebration until we ‘commission’ a generation of engineers and technicians (plumbers, welders, miners etc) who can build our infrastructures. We would invest massively into the technical education of the citizens.

"We then seize this medium to call on all well-meaning Nigerians to join in the struggle to revitalise education to the highest level for national prosperity, the statement added with a call on Nigerians to cast their votes for Sowore.


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Free, Compulsory and Qualitative Education: While Atiku through his ‘spokesperson’ Ben Bruce has communicated their plan to privatize our tertiary institution — a move that would bring school fees to a minimum of 600 thousand naira

Education is the key

ok

those guys above me.......................

Ride on bro

How about boohabandit that didn’t lay a foundation of a nursery school?
Ogeniyen ku lori gan.
Someone said we should respect his age like governing a country is a community meeting.

TakeItback!

This is absolutely true.
My pain is that the geographical permutation of the nation won't favour these guys.

For now, let's all Atuculate

For those interested in enquiries and volunteering for the SoworeOnCampus Special Intervention Unit, contact details are: 08065693312, 08169053108.

Sowore can't get 2000 votes

This sowore of a guy looks quite good. Nigerians should not allow the country to become an oligopoly of only 2 old candidates. Sowore should be serious examined as a credible option.

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Like I just wish those people chanting buhari and Atiku were in their right senses , this is definitely the man because we were the ones shouting not too young to rule . Now that we've seen someone that can and is willing to genuinely represent our interest we just suddenly turned our back on him, in support of some old buffoons that already had history of extravagance corruption . Why choose between lesser evil when we have some one that can make all right Are we this intellectually lazy or we just hate our own progress Nigerians !!!

a thousand likes for sowore.

PastorandMentor:
Sowore can't get 2000 votes

And the irony of your comment is that your generations to come will fill up reasonable percentage of that prison.. lazy youth

PastorandMentor:
Sowore can't get 2000 votes

But his participation would be notified... afterall Rome wasn't built in a day. If he didn't get it now, he will get much later

The mistake these 3rd force parties have made is contesting individually.
Good ideas but useless platforms.

Hopefully, in 2023 they will finally have the sense to join forces

government that fails to build schools

As much as I’m not convinced by this guy I think we should give him a chance at least we should move out of the madness of recycling the old cargoes in APC and PDP...Sowore deserves to be given a benefit of doubt at least

My advice for sowore is to copy Obama and join the senate or house of reps.

Let’s get to know your pedigree.

Just because of a few thousand votes..the nigga should find somewhere to sit jaare!

true talk

fail to build schools will buld prisons

PastorandMentor:
Sowore can't get 2000 votes

TheMoniker:

How about boohabandit that didn’t lay a foundation of a nursery school?
Ogeniyen ku lori gan.
Someone said we should respect his age like governing a country is a community meeting.

SeargeantGutter:
Just because of a few thousand votes..the nigga should find somewhere to sit jaare!

It will too late for you to realize the truth. I don't pity u, I only pity ur unborn generation cos u have already carry your cross. I note ur names, u are coming here to comlplain 2020 if atiku or buhari privilege to win as u wish

Ideas and corresponding actions can change the world. These are the class of people with a totally out-of-box thinking. This is the best educational plan i have seen so far in the history of Nigeria which will focus on meeting local communities economic needs. Its like building an olympic level swimming pool with good trainers in communities in riverine areas in order to raise the next generation of olympic gold medalists, because youths in such araas lives revolve around water.

Hope APC won't steal this idea as they stole Sowore's ideas on June 12 democracy day, minimum wage idea, and the slogan Next Level. Sowore was always saying "taking Nigeria to the next level" in many of his early campaign videos. Now he haa stop using it because as usual APC has stole the term. APC and PDP are clueless party. Alk they care about is to share money in Abuja

Let Fela or Kingsley win instead. That Sowore guy is a dunk and not capable of leading sane people.

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It will too late for you to realize the truth. I don't pity u, I only pity ur unborn generation cos u have already carry your cross. I note ur names, u are coming here to comlplain 2020 if atiku or buhari privilege to win as u wish