Educationist Hails Amaechi’s Vision For Education

An educationist in Rivers State  Gloryfield Son, has lauded the State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for his effort at building modern primary and secondary schools across the state, saying the move has brought out good governance to the people.

Son who spoke to The Tide in an interview at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa observed that developing human capacity through education was an important component of good governance.

He stressed the need for government to actualise its vision by providing the appropriate facilities in the schools since according to him, some of the schools lack chairs and desks, calling on governments to set aside at least 40 percent of their annual budgets for the development of the educational system.

The educationist who is the Executive Director of Educational Consulting Overseas Admission Limited in Port Harcourt underscored the importance of resuscitating public schools at all levels.

He also identified factors responsible for the fallen standard of  education in Nigeria which include the employment of unqualified teachers and lack of adequate facilities.

“We need to resuscitate public schools at federal and state levels as well as engage qualified teachers and put in place facilities that will encourage extra-curricular activities,” he said, adding that the nation needs governments and leaders that would restore the lost glory of the educational system.

“We need government that will have the political will to affect our lives and compel citizens to be well educated at least first degree level.

The quality of education in Nigeria is falling because of factors relating to decadence in public schools. We need to resuscitate public schools,” Son declared.

He hinted that his organisation had the vision and mission to alleviate the educational standard of Nigerians by helping and encouraging interested persons to gain admission into public schools in countries of their choice including Nigeria . According to him, his organisation has so far secured admission for about 20,000 Nigerian students at post-graduate and undergraduate levels.

Son attributed the drop in the last WAEC result, especially in Mathematics and English Language to lack of seriousness among students who cannot write examinations without mercineries and stressed the need for capacity building of teachers.

Shedie Okpara