Founder of Paseda Legacy Foundation, Otunba Rotimi Paseda, yesterday asked the federal government to urgently declare a state of emergency in the education sector.
Paseda, who was governorship candidate of Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in the 2015 election in Ogun state, spoke in Ijebu-Ode while inspecting the ongoing free holiday coaching organised by his foundation for students in both primary and secondary schools in the state.
He blamed the lopsided appointments made by the government in recent past on the poor record in the sector.
He also berated the state government for poor funding of the educational system in the state despite taking large chunk of its budget.
According to him, if government can divert more resources into education, the dwindling economy of the country will be revamped.
He, however, emphasised that the ongoing free holiday coaching across the state was not for political gain, but to instill moral values among the future generations.
He, therefore, urged all stakeholders to contribute to the growth of the sector.
“I will blame the federal government on the rot in the education sector because of the political appointments in the sector which has bastardised the system. There’s need to urgently declare state of emergency in the sector and allow professionals to manage the affairs of education in the country.
“If proper fund were harnessed into the sector, I can assure you that our economy would have improved better than this,” he said.
Paseda free holiday coaching has attracted over 10, 000 indigent students across the 20 local governments in the state.
