Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has promised to revamp public education sector in the country.
Tinubu promise to restructure public universities in the country for improved productivity.
In an acceptance speech after he received his Certificate of Return from the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, the newly elected leader in waiting gave assurances that he would prioritse education in the country.
“We’re going to chart the path together. We’re going to embark on this journey together; united. No one is too small to be creative.
“I will pay undivided attention to your education. Credit will be available. Education loan will be available. Four years course will be four years. No more strike. He stressed.
“Your universities will have their autonomy to be able to upgrade your syllabuses and be creative. No more selling of handouts. They must be authors, they must write.
“I know where it pains and believe me, you will see the reward of your election,” Tinubu pledged.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has consistently called for strike actions since 1999 to force the government to pay attention to the challenges facing public universities in the country.
This has caused tertiary education in Nigeria to suffer tremendous setbacks, subjected students to financial and psychological stress and is believed to be partly responsible for poor academic performance, examination malpractice and corruption in the universities.