Pesident Muhammadu Buhari has described education as a fundamental tool in driving growth and development in every country.
Buhari said this in a statement to celebrate Children’s Day today, Friday, May 27, 2022, signed by his special adviser, Femi Adesina.
According to the President, his government is doing its best to provide better education for Nigerian Children.
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The statement reads; “Nigerian children deserve the best and a safe country where they can grow, make friends, interact and travel freely, and emerge as successful leaders in different fields of endeavour.
“The President recognises the place of education in the development of every country and is committed to seeing a further significant reduction in the number of out-of-school children.
“He acknowledges that while the education of the Nigerian child will remain on the front burner for this government, other issues – healthcare, protection from harm, drugs, cultism, child trafficking and abuse, domestic violence- are equally receiving needed attention from the government.
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“President Buhari believes that Nigerian children deserve the best and a safe country where they can grow, make friends, interact and travel freely, and emerge as successful leaders in different fields of endeavour.”
“With our investments in infrastructure, youth development, education, Information and Communication Technology, Digital Economy, Culture, Arts and Entertainment in the last seven years, I believe we are laying a solid foundation for a better quality of life for future generations in the country,” the statement said.
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Meanwhile, Nigerian university lecturers have been on strike since February 14 over demands for improved welfare packages, better working conditions and implementation of the 2009 agreement it had with the Nigerian government.
ASUU, had on February 14, announced a warning strike which was prolonged a month after, to allow the government to meet all of its demands. A 12-week extension was announced on May 9.
Similarly, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has embarked on two weeks warning which began on May 16, 2022 to also demand welfare improvement and revitalization of polytechnics in the country.
Just like ASUU and ASUP, the the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has given the Federal Government of Nigeria a 21-day ultimatum to meet their demands or be ready for an indefinite strike by the College lecturers.
According to the union, the failure of the Federal Government to reconstitute its renegotiation team for the COEASU-FGN 2010 agreement; non-release of the N15bn revitalisation fund by the government and insistence on Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS) against University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) are some of the issues that remain unresolved.
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