Buhari must make education as important as anti-corruption war — KWASU VC

President Muhammadu Buhari's government must take the task of revitalizing public education as important as the much talked about anti-corruption war if the promised change is to be achieved.

The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Professor Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, said this recently in a Daily Trust interview.

Na’Allah said the new government needs to take public education as seriously as corruption.

"Public education must be revitalized," he said.

"I know it is important this government look into corruption but I have not heard a lot said about public education and that is extremely important and it has to be a policy focus, the government should declare war or emergency and mobilize from local governments to states to revitalize public education in Nigeria."

The Vice Chancellor noted that the terrible state of many schools has led to many parents opting for private schools because "people have no more confidence in public schools and I think this government must take this as one area of major change for Nigeria.

"If public education is revitalized and parents begin to have confidence again in public education, a lot of changes will come to this nation."

He concluded that bringing back the glory days of education would go a long way in actualizing the government’s change drive.