The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has frowned at the paltry 0.46% of the total 2020 draft budget allocated to education, noting that it would not develop education in the country.
Of the total N10.33 trillion budgeted for the 2020 fiscal year by the Federal Government, only N48 billion was allocated to education.
National President of National Association of Polytechnic Students, Comrade Mohammed Eneji, urged government at all levels to change their outlook on education and take the sector as the pivot of social development in the country.
“We charge the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari to give more priority to education in Nigeria by dancing to UNESCO tune of 26% allocation at all levels.
“It will enhance the proper funding of our educational system and in no time, we would have world class institutions where research works can be done,” he said.
The Association also called on other state governors to emulate their counterpart in Kaduna state, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, who enrolled his son in a public primary school in the state.
Eneji in his statement, however “commended the Rector of DS Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic Itori, Ogun state, Professor Alfred Fatade for reversing the proposed increment in tuition fee to avert crisis in the school.
“We commend the Governor of Ogun state for his efforts to make quality education affordable for the poor, part of which he demonstrated by rejecting hike in tuition fee of state owned institutions,” Eneji said.
