ayubam:

That is the way my brother. There is no point. Well if you guys feel it is a good way to go, good. But I differ in such thinking. University Education is meant to be strategic. In India, the govt developed there technical schools and focus on IT and software development, Japan did similar things back home. China did the same. They sent their best brains to USA and UK to learn what work and they return home to transfer ideas. The issue is most of the work place really do not need graduates. It is poor standard of education that made them insist a graduate yet they have to be trained and retrained. Developing basic education is not as expensive as University and it will do us better advantage. Nigerian leaders love to be seen to be doing something but we really waste a lot of money on things that wont help us in anyway. That is my argument

AfroCynic:

This man is weak, he is sniveling and he not fit for purpose.

I do not care who he is, Nigeria needs a strong leader with a vision, this cow boy hat wearing mumu from Bayelsa is just not that one.

Pharoh:

I fully understand your point and i agree with them, we are on the same track trust me. I also want to see radical changes in our education system and the development path the government is trying to take. I know what china and the other countries have done but the most surprising to me has been india because some decades or years ago we were on the same level. They have really left us far behind now and even china is trying to incorporate their model by moving away from just mostly manufacturing and exporting. They are moving into the research, development and service sector.

What i found to be very interesting about these  countries ( singapore, china, india etc ) is that  they have a very purposeful government and a relatively calm polity. These cannot be said about nigeria because except the polity is stable there is no way we are going to fix the education sector or any other strategic sector. To me education development goes hand in hand with a good economy, our economy is in shambles and there is no way we can move forward without the economy. We cannot train the needed graduate as well that will not get the needed support or funding to startup something reasonable. So many foreign expatriates are filling up positions that should have been left for Nigerian graduates but honestly we do not have these exparts in most cases.

I really don't like putting too much blame on the president. We have the universities and ministry of education that should have been the driving force towards these changes but they have not been doing enough. The president needs support from exparts and you also know that every move in these country has to deal with politics and satisfying some interest. You cannot fix this country or education system without meeting trouble on the way, try to even fix it and you will meet corruption. My point is that we need to  fix a lot of things before we can see changes or impacts on the little efforts we have been putting in these strategic sectors like education, power etc.

Okwyjesus:

Am happy for one man VEN OSITADIMMA CHINEDU NEBO. This man transformed UNN. Why not EBONYI where his work will be appreciated the more,

Odunnu:

I hate, detest and despise all these blind anti-GEJ!
If he has done something good, commend him and stop hating! Kai.

mbulela:

Is it the same Bolaji Aluko or are my eyes deceiving me?

Odunnu:

Would somebody please tell me in few sentences what is wrong in/with our existing universities and proffer a solution to it.

Odunnu:

How do you suggest he does this? Give a feasible step by step solution module

ENZO SCIFO:

I suppose you are setting me up for a backlash , like u can only criticise yet you can't find solution. The truth remains am not in position to give a step by step solution on this stuff cos its completely off my line and radar, but I also believe that GEJ has Special Advisers on such issues that should be a able to give a feasible solution of course if they are not the beauty queen type. Its all about developing a blue print that fits the future and following it rigously

And even if I can  give such feasible solution would I waste my time discussing it on nairaland ? with who? or to show say I sabi and win argument. C'mon don't lets kid ourselves new universities with the conditions of the existing ones are uncalled for.

Obiagu1:

Ebonyi or Bayelsa but why Ekiti 
Before you know it, they'll start fighting him with juju as if na him make himself VP.

GEJ just want kill the man for nothing.