Omo Naija, dem don land am! The Federal Government don make am clear say dem no go gree corruption dey waka for polytechnic education again. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, yarn this one during one retreat wey happen for Abuja on Wednesday.
Dr Alausa no carry mouth dey waste, as he talk say the time of impunity don finish – wahala go don cease for our tertiary institutions. He talk say dem go dey need plenty transparency, accountability, and ethical leadership! E mean say any school wey no follow this new rules go get wahala.
The minister dey emphasize say polytechnics no be just ordinary schools, but na incubators wey go produce skills wey go help our economy stand gidigba. He talk say e go support dem to dey develop their infrastructure and also gear them up for better technical and vocational education.
Alausa talk say make dem use innovation as their heartbeat, dey promote entrepreneurship, research and partnership with industries wey go fit turn ideas to reality. E stress say sectors like renewable energy, agricultural technology, and digital manufacturing go get their attention.
As he dey gist, he also yarn about the special TETFund intervention wey go upgrade engineering schools for the polytechnics to make sure say dem fit compete with those wey dey for medical colleges. This one dey come as answer to the many challenges wey dey face, such as funding issues and society bias wey dey prefer university degrees over technical ones.
The chairperson for the conference, Dr Sani Tunga, join mouth talk say this retreat na the right move, as e go help dem address the plenty wahala wey dey face polytechnics today. E emphasize the need for dem to resolve conflicts wey dey happen between councils and management, as this one dey slow the progress.
Prof Idris Bugaje, wey be Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, talk say the reforms wey dey happen now na significant step wey go change the game for technical education as Nigeria don dey neglect am for too long.
In short, this na turn for polytechnic education for Naija, as dem set to create industry-ready graduates wey go drive better development and self-reliance for our country. The time don reach to transform and take this education to the next level! Omo Naija, we need make we catch this opportunity.
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