Former chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has
lamented Federal Government’s low budgetary allocation to the education sector.
Jega noted that the Nigerian
government has never allocated up to 15 per cent of its budget to education.
He praised the governor of
Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal for allocating 26 percent of its 2018 budget to
education.
Jega, who made this known while
speaking at a youth and students summit organized by Federation of Sokoto State
Sudent’s Associations in Sokoto at the weekend, also said that Nigeria as a
nation does not take the education sector seriously.
The ex-INEC boss said the move by
Tambuwal will go a long way in addressing numerous challenges facing the
sector.
His words, “Nigeria as a nation
has never allocated up to 15 percent of its budget to education.
“I was abroad and reading a
newspaper when I came across a news item that Sokoto State Governor has
allocated 26 percent of the state’s budget to education. This is very
commendable and I won’t the figures won’t come down in the next budget,” the
Professor stated.
“My involvement in student
activism and unionism and subsequently my involvement with the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU), are the foundations of whatever I have become in
life.
“So it’s very very important that
as youths, you pay attention to your studies and show commitment to the service
of others in your communities and the society at large,” he added.
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