The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) , Com. Sunday Asefon, on Thursday disclosed that the association planned to organize a Security and Education Summit to partner stakeholders on how to arrest the drift in the two critical sectors .
He described the 2021 budgetary provision for education under President Muhammadu Buhari, as the worst in the last one decade.
He expressed worry over the level of neglect in the education sector, which was apportioned with a paltry of 5.6 percent in the 2021 budget and the high level of insecurity in the country.
Asefon said this in Ado Ekiti ,on Thursday, during a courtesy visit to the office of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents’ Chapel, Ekiti chapter.
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He said: “I condemn totally, the federal government’s 2021 budgetary provision to education. It was the worst in the last 10 years. The FG only apportioned 5.6 percent to the sector out of a total of N13.6 trillion budgetary provision.
“When you remove the percentage for basic education, what then becomes of the tertiary cadre? The percentage was ridiculous , low and disappointing . This is one of the challenges we are facing in the education sector”.
Asefon assured that the NANS under him would invest quality time to advocate for better funding of education sector , saying the sector has been neglected because only the children of the poor attend public universities.
Asefon said his leadership of NANS will tackle the malaise of sex for marks, unlawful rustication and other forms of injustices on campuses .
He also warned the government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), not to backslide on the pact leading to suspension of over nine months industrial action in the universities.
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