The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is proud of its numerous achievements in the education sector, particularly the “record performance” of President Goodluck Jonathan in the sector in the last four years.
Reviewing the gains and challenges of the sector against the performance of the present administration, the party urged Nigerians to vote for Jonathan in the February 2015 presidential election to guarantee the future of education in the country.
A statement issued on Monday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said the PDP has in the last 15 years, progressively grown the education sector as a social instrument for national development and integration through vigorous implementation of broad-based policies in keeping with its manifesto and ideology.
The party saluted the President for “accelerating” the development of education at all levels in the last four years, noting, that Jonathan has not only repositioned the public school system but has also provided the enabling environment for greater participation of private individuals and agencies in the delivery of education services under government regulation.
The statement said: “This is in addition to the massive rehabilitation and upgrade of federal government-owned schools as well as the three-pronged programmes of the Almajiri Education System, the first of its kind; the Girl-Child Education and Back-to-School programmes, all of which have drastically reduced the out-of-school children profile in the country, particularly in the north.
“The 150 Almajiri schools across the Northern states and the Out-of-School-Children Programme including Specialised Boys and Girls Schools across the country have given meaning to the lives of hitherto despaired children.
“Under Jonathan’s watch, enrollment in basic schools has increased from 23 million in 2010 to 29 million in 2012 and still growing. In the same vein, enrollment in colleges of education has increased from 620, 000 in 2011 to 750,000 in 2013. Also the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) established by the PDP is expanding to 250, 000 enrollment annually.
“To guarantee enhanced access to university education, President Jonathan established 14 new universities, (nine in the northern states of Kogi, Taraba, Jigawa, Gombe, Nasarawa, Katsina, Yobe, Kebbi and Zamfara States and three in the southern states of Ebonyi, Bayelsa and Ekiti) including two specialized Police and Maritime universities, thereby ensuring that all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory have a federal university.
“Of course, the number of private primary, secondary and tertiary institutions has also doubled as a result of the education-friendly environment created by the PDP-led Federal Government. This is in addition to the establishment of new NCE awarding institutions and upgrade of strategic polytechnics for enhanced service delivery in the country.
“Again, in line with its commitment to the proper funding of the sector, the Federal Government has almost tripled education allocation from N224 billion in 2007 to N634 billion in 2013.
“This has been complemented with the creation of special intervention agencies such as TETFund and the special NEEDS assessment fund through which over N500 billion has been spent on various projects to increase access and improve the quality of infrastructure at the tertiary level of our education system.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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APC are blinding the masses, you have to make them know your achievements both in curbing the corruption otherwise they are poisoning the mind of the masses against PDP. I am not voting because I am not around but I support GEJ.
ReplyDeleteYOU SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING KILLING OF INNOCENT NIGERIAN
DeleteAnd what are the results of these unverified delivery? Unemployed graduates, unemployable graduates, mass failure in central exams, admission by connection (as first option), abandoned schools in the north, sitting in front of a lecturer and praying against Boko Haram invasion, scholarships to the connected, not to forget the incessant strike actions - at least one every year since PDP came on board ( chai!)- if no be University, e go be College of Education or Polytechnic. Abeg make una go sit down. What a shame! We don tire, Abi na by force? We no do again! Waka go front.
ReplyDeleteLet me not even mention the discrimination of HND graduates after go through four good years of a very robust and rugged curriculum that your govt have promoted. Make una no let me vex o.
All you guys enjoyed free education especially that which was given by our very own Chief Obafemi Awolowo of blessed memories and today, it is not practicable. Chai! There is God o! In everything that we are doing.
And what are the results of these unverified delivery? Unemployed graduates, unemployable graduates, mass failure in central exams, admission by connection (as first option), abandoned schools in the north, sitting in front of a lecturer and praying against Boko Haram invasion, scholarships to the connected, not to forget the incessant strike actions - at least one every year since PDP came on board ( chai!)- if no be University, e go be College of Education or Polytechnic. Abeg make una go sit down. What a shame! We don tire, Abi na by force? We no do again! Waka go front.
ReplyDeleteLet me not even mention the discrimination of HND graduates after go through four good years of a very robust and rugged curriculum that your govt have promoted. Make una no let me vex o.
All you guys enjoyed free education especially that which was given by our very own Chief Obafemi Awolowo of blessed memories and today, it is not practicable. Chai! There is God o! In everything that we are doing.