Igbo leaders brainstorm on funding tertiary institutions
Education, Headlines, South-East Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
The downward trend being experienced in the education sector, particularly the higher institutions has been blamed on a dysfunctional system of the system and underfunding in different secondary and tertiary institutions in the country.
This was the thrust of the first ‘Civil Society Summit on the Structure and Funding of 21st Century Higher Education in Anambra,’ jointly organised by the Anambra State Elders Council, state government, ASA World and Ohaneze, which held at Awka, where former chairman of Ohaneze, Dr. Dozie Ikedife, stated that because the world had moved on into high technology, the educational system, which is almost at a standstill, must be boosted to yield better fruits.
According to him, “It is now common knowledge that Nigerian education is no longer functional, therefore, we need a new education system that can generate hundreds of megawatts of electric power, create computer programmes for medical thermographs and so on. Today, the educational programme left to us by the British is no longer useful, the way forward calls for public discussions and ambitious partnerships”.
The summit, according to the coordinator, Prof Ben Obumselu, is geared towards finding answers on how to restructure the country’s educational system, rebrand the economy of Anambra state, generate rewarding employment for youths and attain a creative 21st century fullness of life.
Governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi, who noted that education, is the joint venture of civil societies, government and individuals, called on well meaning Anambrarians to help tackle challenges that impede on education in the state and the country.
Obi who was represented by his Commissioner for Education, Dr Mrs Kay Onyechi, urged the assembled academia, politicians and stake holders to help ‘usher in the dawn of a new era in the overall development of education in the state’.
Speaking on funding of higher institutions of learning, the state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Stella Okunna, stated that it is time the society stated seeing public-private-partnership as a viable option, pointing out that if the summit yields innovative ideas, the state government will play its part in funding.
A part of the summit, which was chaired by Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike, saw papers presented by Professors Amucheazi, Fidelis Okafor, Peter Nwangwu,Unachukwu, Bishop Paulinus Ezeokafor, Senator Onyeabo Obi, Dr. Philip Atanmuo and other erudite scholars
-Sun
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