SCALES THROUGH SECOND READING SPONSORED BY Rt. Hon. Iduma Igariwey Enwo
Member Representing Afikpo and Edda Federal Constituency.
Did you know that:
1. Polytechnics are the only arm of tertiary education in Nigeria without a dedicated Commission?
2. That the National Board for Technical Education which currently supervises the Polytechnics, regulates over 600 institutions, including vocational and sub-tertiary education institutions, with Polytechnics being the only tertiary institution in this mixture, and therefore suffering poor regulation as a result?
3. That apart from Universities which are regulated by the National Universities Commission, lesser education entities also have dedicated Commissions:
A. Primary Schools- Universal Basic Education Commission
B. Secondary Schools- National Senior Secondary Education Commission
C. Colleges of Education- National Commission for Colleges of Education
D. Nomadic Education- National Commission for Nomadic Education.
Considering the importance of science and Technology in Nigeria's quest for greatness, you begin to wonder why the neglect of Polytechnic education all these years.
The need for a dedicated Commission for Polytechnics is rooted in the urgent need to properly regulate Polytechnics in the direction of providing skilled technical and technological manpower to serve the needs of Nigeria, especially as it struggles to compete in a dynamic global system where science and technology has become a dominant index of national power.
It was, therefore, a thing of joy when my colleagues unanimously gave their support for the Second Reading of my Bill for an Act to Establish National Polytechnics Commission To Supervise, Regulate And Co-ordinate Polytechnic Education In Nigeria, And Other Related Matter. ( HB.673)
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