Senate President Ahmed Lawan
Senate President Ahmed Lawan
Senate Committed to Education Reform, Says
Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has expressed the commitment of
the 9th Senate of initiating policies and legislations to reform
the nation’s education sector.
Lawan made this known at a dinner organised in his honour by
Government Secondary School, Gashua Old Boys Association on
Wednesday in Abuja.
A statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,
Mohammed Isa, said the reforms, according to the Senate President
is to restore the lost glory of the nation’s education system in
Nigeria.
He Lamented the poor state of public schools and institutions,
particularly in the area of inadequate or lack of infrastructure,
qualified teachers and the curriculums across the country, saying
that the lost glory of public schools must be redeemed and
sustained.
For Nigeria to develop, inclusive and equitable quality
education, he said must be prioritized.
“We must wake up from our slumber and ensure that our learning
processes are acceptable to all. Our education structures are very
far from the challenges of the new world.
“We have to rise to this occasion. We have a lot to do in these
tasks for posterity to judge us well. This Senate will come out
with a pattern where there will be time frame to achieve our set
objectives.
“We are proud to be products of public education, right from
primary schools to the University. But what can we say in these
modern days considering the poor states of infrastructure and
capacities in these institutions?
“Establishing equal access to quality education remain our top
priority in the 9th Senate and by extension the National
Assembly.
Lawan said it was alarming that Nigeria has over 10 million out
of school children, noting that, if urgent measures were not taken
to address the situation, Nigeria would continue to witness
insecurity and underdevelopment.
In his remarks, the President of the Association, Prof.
Abdulqadir Shettima commended the Senate for believing in the
leadership quality of the Senate President, and assured that
Nigerians would not be disappointed for the choice of Lawan as the
Chairman of the National Assembly.
Mohammed Isa
Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media and
Publicity.