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Lokoja,10 December, 2021.
In a bid to lift the education sector to a higher pedestral, the Kogi State Goverment has pledged renewed commitment to programmes that will improve the secondary school education in the state.
The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones (FCIB) reiterated the commitment while speaking at the North Central advocacy and sensitization forum and stakeholders’ meeting on the establishment of the National Senior Secondary School Education Commission ( NSSEC) at Makurdi, Benue State.
Wemi Jones noted that the Administration of Governor Yahaya Bello is ready to support the ideas of the Commission in developing Secondary education in the State.
According to the Commissioner, “to salvage the education system of the country, the secondary school system must not be neglected.
“As you are all aware, basic education, comprising primary and junior secondary education has Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) as its regulatory and intervention body, while the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and National Universities Commission (NUC) regulate colleges of education, polytechnics and universities respectively.
“In the same vein, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) serves as an intervention agency for higher institutions in Nigeria.
“From this analogy, only Senior Secondary Education has no functional regulatory and intervention agency”, he said.
He described secondary school education as a critical stage where students decide their careers in life, saying it cannot be neglected.
The Commissioner, who was accompanied by the leadership of the State Technical Education and Teaching Service Commission (STETSCOM), maintained that it was time for the North Central to rise and take their rightful place in academic excellence.
Mr. Jones commended the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and the Executive Secretary of NSSEC; describing the initiative as a step in the right direction.
It is noteworthy that the NSSEC is seeking partnership with critical stakeholders, state governments and traditional institutions to reposition senior secondary schools in Nigeria.
The Commission is a brilliant move towards repositioning secondary Sshool education in Kogi State.
Compiled by Modupe Adegboro,
PRO, MOEST.
