Invest More In Education, NANS Tells Government

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on massive investment on the education sector by government.

The national president of NANS, Comrade Sunday Asefon made the call on Sunday.

He said there is need to improve on learning equipments in institutions of learning and provide infrastructures to ensure positive outcomes.

 While noting the disadvantage of privatizing quality of education, he called on policy makers to address the decay in the sector.

He said this will help curb the lingering security situations in the country.

He said, “At independence, our nation was full with potential, we were better than the BRIC or BRICS as it were and is, our economy was competing fairly among top nations, our currency was powerful, blessed with diverse mineral resources, we were cynosure and the new bride of the global community.

“These potentials unfortunately haven’t been translated to reality in 61years. We must find a compass, change the trajectory as a united nation, people bound by collective destiny, as the most populous and endowed black nation of the world.

“There is a moral burden on us as the capital of black people around the world to get it right and we must get it right. This nation must fight corruption and waste like our existence depends on it. Unity, cohesion, and love will follow a corrupt-free, fair, equitable Nigeria.

“In the fight to reposition Nigeria, the government at all levels must ensure heavy investment in the education of the populace, we must borrow lessons from Singapore on its journey to becoming a first-world nation by developing young people’s capacity through relevant and focused educational, technological and innovation investments, to address our pan Nigeria challenges."

He also called on people to come together and help the government in its fight against criminal groups.

He said, “We all must make individual and institutional efforts to collaborate with government and security apparatuses in stemming the scourge of insecurity.”

He further expressed satisfaction while commending the efforts of the Buhari-led government in making schools safer in the recent onslaught against bandits.