Education
VC Faults Quota System In Nigerian Education
The Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Prof Barineme Fakae, has criticised the quota system adopted in the Nigerian educational programme saying it is counter-productive.
Prof. Fakae, who faulted quota system in Nigeria’s education, in an exclusive interview with The Tide recently, said as far as qualitative teaching and learning is concerned, quota system should not be applied in the institutions of learning.
The university don, noted that the system would not help the nation to grow educationally, stressing that it would rather kill the educational system.
According to him, “It is not good to use politics in running education, if you have the best teacher, he or she should be taken, no matter where he comes from. It is only in doing that, that would get to the desired position”, he advised.
“I think the quota system will not help us as a people. It will continue to kill our education. Let’s take the best and the merit should carry the day. We have done our post Unified Matriculation Examination (UME ) and the result would soon be released, without anybody influencing the list. No preferential list, not even from the Governor”, he said.
He noted that the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), has since 2004 not admitted more than 150 law students and regretted that the institution used to admit over 600 even when the carrying capacity is 150.
The vice chancellor noted that the teacher must know his student by name and that can only be possible if the teacher has a manageable capacity to handle.
He was optimistic that things will get better if only we can abide by the standard and vision of our founding fathers.
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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