Education critical to realisation of sustainable national development and security- Aregbesola The Osun Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has described education as a very critical tool to the realisation of sustainable national development and the achievement of national security. The governor made this known today while delivering his lecture as guest lecturer on the topic: Education as a panacea to National insecurity and developmental challenges at the 6th Prince Bola Ajibola annual lecture series. The event was organised by the Magna Curia chambers of Obafemi Awolowo University, which held at the Oduduwa Hall of the University. Aregbesola noted that, for any society to achieve enduring progress, education must be the unavoidable bedrock of its efforts. He stated that, for Nigeria to develop human capacity for the kind of productivity that will impact national socio-economic development, the path to traverse is the education track. He lamented that the Nigerian state of today is faced by manifold of insecurity and its progress is hampered by a myriad of developmental challenges all because of the continual erosion in the quality and standard of its educational system. He added that lack of adequate investment in education by successive administrations in Nigeria have crippled the educational system to an extent that what seems to matter is the acquisition of certificates. The Governor also stressed that there is no reason why the children and youths in parts of the North and the Niger Delta of Nigeria should not have the same quality education as their mates in other parts of the country. While noting that the restructuring of educational system must be one that makes it possible for youths to develop their natural abilities to the highest extent feasible, the Governor also emphasised that youths must be trained to be self-reliant, creative and productive. In his address, Prince Bola Ajibola described Ogbeni Aregbesola strides in the education sector as what he called education plus because the Governor has tried to infuse morals into the education of the young ones by preaching the Omoluabi virtue Chairman of the occasion, Prof. Nurudeen Adedipe commended the Governor for turning education around in the state and achieving what he described as a link between education and development which is why he is spending so much on the development of education in the state. The Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Bamitale Omole who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ajayi Adebisi stressed that the topic of the lecture is most appropriate at the time the nation is facing security challenges.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:38:21 +0000
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