Peter Obi has reacted to the recent WASSCE which revealed the huge crisis Nigeria’s eduction sector is struggling with, saying, the time has come for the country to make eduaction “our most urgent national priority and most critical investment”.
The former Anambra Governor’s statement is coming after UBEC Boss said, “Nigeria’s education sector facing crisis of great magnitude.”
In the recent WASSCE performance released, only 38% of students passed. This is the “worst academic performance in five years.”
Obi said, education remains the “most powerful Investment” we can make in Nigeria’s future, adding, “a nation that neglects its young people has no future”.
In his reaction on X, Obi wrote: “Nigeria’s Education Sector Facing Crisis of Great Magnitude – UBEC Boss
“The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) stated recently that Nigeria’s education sector is facing a crisis of great magnitude, with over 20 million children out of school, and many more unable to read or write. They emphasised that children who are enrolled in school are not learning.
“These scary statistics were also mirrored by WAEC, as they confirmed that the recently released WASSCE is the worst academic performance in five years, with only 38% of students passing.
“At a time when education should be our most urgent national priority and most critical investment, we as leaders continue to spend trillions on infrastructures, most of which contribute little or nothing to the measurable development index and cannot be completed and renovations that are a misplaced priority, while the foundational sectors like education remain in crisis.
“Education is the most powerful investment we can make in the future of this nation. We must urgently redirect our focus towards building our national human capital by providing quality and functional schools and investing in access to learning for every Nigerian child.
“A nation that neglects its young people has no future. We must urgently redirect our priorities, and invest in quality education. Our children deserve classrooms, not abandoned projects.
“To build a stronger, safer, and more prosperous nation, we must invest in our children, because when we fail them, we have failed our nation.
“A New Nigeria is POssible.”
