FORMER MINISTER WANTS REVIVAL OF MORIBUND VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN NIGERIA
The former Pro Chancellor of the Federal University Dutse in Jigawa State ,while addressing a group of Nigerians during the lecture said, “while supporting the priority given to Science, Engineering and Technology in the development of the Country, it is also important to make adequate provision in our educational policy and implementation strategy for middle level entrepreneurship in practical vocational and technical skills to fill the gap in Nigeria’s maintenance culture inherent in vocational and technical schools and Colleges as key to the Nation’s economy.
‘”It is sad that several of Nigeria’s maintenance and technician crews in the Aviation Industry, Sea Transportation, Housing, Railway, Military, Para Military, Medical, Para Medical and other Public Utility outlets are being trained with Nigeria’s hard earned foreign currency in Technical Schools and Colleges in the United States of America, when such Technical and Vocational Schools and Colleges abound in Nigeria but are not being utilized effectively’.
Penpushing further reports that, he however called on Nigerians in the Diaspora, the figure of which Adedoja put at over 5 million including Nigerians based in the United States of America to support the initiatives of the Buhari administration in the Education Sector, and the provision of middle level manpower requirements for Nigeria’s economic and social development.
The coordinators of the event, Dr. Rauf Abiodun and Prince Kunle Olatunji , both US based front line Nigerian journalists commended Prof Adedoja’ s patriotism particularly his foresight in the education sector, his integrity and achievements in all the public offices he has occupied.
