Stakehokders in the Educational sector have been called upon to pay more attention to the development of sustainable educational system.
Making the call was the senator representing Oyo South senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Kola Balogun, who also noted that no country can prosper without a solid educational sector.
Senator Balogun said this on Tuesday, while speaking at a Senate public hearing on a Bill for an Independent Commission to Manage Unity Schools across the country.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon Dapo Falade, Senator Balogun said that all nations of the world are in need of human development.
He added that Nigeria is potentially a great country, insisting that all that was needed was to pay more attention to those sectors that can facilitate its progress, particularly the education sector.
Commending the 9th National Assembly for engaging in such an activity, which he said was geared towards ensuring that Nigeria has the best in terms of education, Senator Balogun said, “All countries are in need of human development. Indeed, no nation could prosper; no nation can be great, unless the education sector is solid and it is forward-looking.
“So, when the ninth Senate is engaged in this kind of activity to ensure that Nigeria has the best in terms of education, I think it deserves our applause.”
The Oyo South senator, who is the vice chairman, Senate Committee on Youths Sports and Development, urged participants at the public hearing to make meaningful contributions at the session.
He said, “Ladies and gentlemen, we are looking forward to your active participation at this session so that, together, we can move our dear country forward.
“As you all know, Nigeria is a great country; it is potentially a great nation. But we just need to put some things together to ensure that we pay serious attention to those sectors that can make us to make progress, particularly the educational sector.”
