Nigerian Professor Decries Educational Neglect

• Nigerian Professor Decries Educational Neglect in the country
• Prof. Isah who is a professor at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria said that Nigeria will not be able to develop its educational system with the current level of investment in the sector.

A Nigerian professor, Prof. Kabir Isah has condemned the level of educational neglect bedeviling the country currently.

Prof. Isah, who is a professor of Public Administration at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, spoke at the 2022 National Convention of Government College Kaduna organized by the Kaduna Old Boys Association (KADOBA).

He said that “Education is the power that mitigates Boko Haram, it is the power that overran banditry, the key that unlocked poverty but unfortunately, we are not taking education serious in Nigeria.”

Speaking on the theme: “Education the pathway of Development in Nigeria”, the professor said that Nigeria’s status as an underdeveloped State is a result of the poor investment in the educational sector. He further said that Nigeria will not be able to develop with the meagre investment ratio of 0.19% in education against China’s education to GDP ratio of 38.5%.

He said: “As we were battling with the challenges of development in 16th, 17th century, other worlds are taking over asteroid, interstellar, they are going to the edge of sunlight. We are discovering Boko Haram, banditry, train snatching. There are 100 million asteroids which contains different things some contain gases, some contain gold, some contain mineral resources.