By Ismail Auwal
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the the Federal Government will continue to mobilise resources, both locally and internationally, towards funding education to ensure that citizens are well educated and skilled in various vocations.
The president, in a nationwide broadcast on Saturday in Abuja, said he was pained by the recurring disruption to nation’s tertiary education system.
“I must confess that I am very pained by the recurring disruption to our tertiary education system.
”I am using this Independence Day celebration to re-iterate my call for the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to the classroom while assuring them to deal with their contending issues within the limits of the scarce resources available,” he said.
He noted that his administration has made appreciable progress in redressing these issues that have been lingering for over eleven years.
According to him, this is in view of the fact that education is a leading determinant of economic growth and employment generation.
”As we put in place all measures to ensure that Nigeria takes her place in the Comity of Nations, we recognise the importance of a well-educated populace as a panacea to most of the challenges we face.
”We have, therefore, pursued policies and implemented programmes designed to create a literate and proficient society that ensures that citizens are availed with opportunities for life-long achievements,” he pointed out.
He again called on striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to the classroom while assuring them to deal with their contending issues within the limits of the scarce resources available.
