By Francis Nansak Lafia
The need for investors to invest in education and prioritize research development has been stressed,by the chairman Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State Honourable Mohammad Baba Shehu.
The council boss at a book launch tittle; “Forever” written by Mr Mohammad Ohitoto Huseini,at the Assembly Hall of the Nasarawa State University Keffi, Saturday,the chairman said the occasion is highly significant as it would give an insight in the search for knowledge and served as panacea to some critical issues that hitherto stulified the progress of the Nation.
Hon,Baba Shehu observed that research and publishing go hand in hand ” I am not unaware of the serious problems facing Nigeria academics in the area of research.No country has ever progress without a serious commitment to research in social, scientific and technical fields.
” These commitment is manifested largely through the allocation of vast resources, financial and material, to individual researchers and research institutions ” He pointed.
He described the author of the as a committed ,hardworking and discipline individual.Going through memory lane,Baba Shehu said Ohitoto was one year ahead of him in their secondary school days at Government College Keffi in 1983,added that in the course of studies,Ohitoto served as a tower prefect.
” And we all stayed in the same compound ,the famous Kaduna House and being my senior I have learnt from him the virtues of respect, discipline,hardwork and humility” He said.
The Keffi council chairman commended the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor , Engineer Abdullahi Sule for making education a topmost priority in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda,recognizing the fact that education is light and remains an imperishable investment.
” That is why ,as chairman of Keffi LGA ,and inspite of the meager resources at my disposal ,my stewardship has added value to the growth of education sector in the following ways” He added.
Baba Shehu numerated various interventions on education by his administration which are ,provision of Ten thousand customized exercise book to pupils of public schools,Two hundred sets of desk and donation of science laboratory kits to both senior and junior students of G.C.K among others too many to mention.