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Nigeria: Zaku Wants Poly/ Varsity Dichotomy Removed
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Daily Champion (Lagos)
12 March 2008
Posted to the web 12 March 2008
Akor Syllester
Abuja
Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr. Alhassan Baku Zaku has called for the removal of dichotomy between university and Polytechnic graduates, stating that such differences would not help our educational system. .
The minister who made the call while receiving in audience, a delegation from the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) led by its national president, Comrade Prince . Ashu Yakubu in his office at the weekend, said the nation may not witness any rapid technological advancement unless the polytechnic products are encouraged to contribute their quota to the nation building.
He maintained that with the nature of training given to polytechnic graduates, they can practically contribute to the development of the country.
In a statement signed by the information officer of the minister Tai Shobanjo and made available to Daily Champion Zaku observed that university education alone cannot take the nation to the Promised Land while positioning that, with the two considered equal, the nation can move forward technologically.
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According to him polytechnic products should not be limited to the middle manpower level as it is obtained in the civil service and private sector.
While assuring the association of government's support to transform the country technologically through his Ministry, Zaku promised to partner with the Federal Ministry of Education to ensure that the products of polytechnic are placed equally with the university graduates.
Earlier, NAPS prsident, Comrade Yakubu called on the Federal Government to give polytechnic graduates more recognition like their colleagues with University degrees in the scheme of things in the country., stresing that a situation where the Polytechnic graduates are relegated to the background would not augur well for the nation yearning for technological development.
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