VC Wants Overhaul Of Nation’s Education System

Immediate past Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), and renowned  academician, Prof Chinedu Ositadinma  Nebo, has called for total overhaul of the nation’s education system at primary, secondary and tertiary institution levels.

Nebo, now Vice Chancellor of  the Federal University, Oye –Ekiti, Ekiti State,  who made the call recently while speaking in a public function in Enugu, the state capital stated that the move became necessary in order to save  public education in Nigeria from total collapse.

“As with most states of the federation, our primary education teachers are mostly functionally  illiterate, digitally anachronistic and ICT – moronic. At the secondary  level things are not much better. Something must be done about our teachers or public education will collapse entirely . At the tertiary level, cost sharing should include the state government, Local governments and  parents/guardians . A gifted children’s camp should be started to help harness and develop our gifted young children who are presently not recognised”, Nebo said.

The VC however advised all the  newly inaugurated state governments across the country to always show zero tolerance for corruption and incompetence, suggesting that those found to be corrupt should be shown the way out of office to serve as deterrent to others.

He told newly elected members of the National Assembly that there is no hiding for those who embezzle constituency allowance and expressed confidence that they would serve their constituencies.

Nebo who assured of action to recall those public officers who did not leave above board, said this time around, it is no longer business as usual.