The Rectors of the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Dr Olufunke Akinkurolere, and Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Dr Oluremi Nurudeen Olaleye, have called for urgent reform of the education sector by prioritising vocational and technical training.
They say no nation’s economy can survive without adequate funding of technical education.
The duo made the call in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital while speaking to journalists on the sideline of an award ceremony, organised by the African Education Monitor Magazine.
Akinkurolere, who won Nigeria’s Rector of the year award, said Nigeria must meet its industrial needs by producing more skilled labour that would drive economic development.
On his part, the Rector of LASPOTECH said for Nigeria to compete favourably among other countries, the federal government must overhaul technical education to bring about the much needed economic development.
