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Nigeria: Ebigbo Laments Illiteracy Level in Nigeria
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Vanguard (Lagos)
4 May 2008
Posted to the web 5 May 2008
Tony Edike
Lagos
Enugu-Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Prof. Peter Ebigbo has described as very embarrassing the low level of illiteracy in the country, calling on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector without further delay.
He said that unless this was done the sector would not receive the desired attention, adding that Nigeria may not advance beyond its present level.
Ebigbo, who spoke after receiving both the Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International and Gold Merit Award of the Rotary Club of Nsukka at the weekend, noted that the current situation where most tertiary institutions in the country look like glorified secondary schools was a big dent on the nation's image. Vowing to continue to work and campaign for qualitative education for all Nigerian children, the university don stressed that the literacy level in the country could only be boosted if teachers' welfare, teaching aids, scholarship awards and bursaries and renovation of all educational institutions are given first class attention by government.
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Ebigbo, who blamed Nigeria's education and economic stagnation to corruption, lack of adequate statistical data and synergy, ethnic loyalties, however added that there was hope provided all Nigerians developed a collective consciousness necessary for the acquisition of sound technological and scientific innovations.
He said, "Nigeria's low liteary level is really embarrassing given our enormous resources in minerals and manpower. The country may not progress if the various arms of government did not give education the attention it deserves, and this can be done by improving teachers welfare and instituting scholarship awards and bursaries."
In his address at the event, the President of the Rotary Club, Dr. Euckay Onyeizugbo said that the club would require over N13 million to prosecute its ten humanitarian projects, among which is the water scheme at Aku Nsukka.
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