Most tertiary institutions in Nigeria becoming glorified secondary schools – Soludo
Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, says most tertiary institutions in Nigeria are becoming glorified secondary schools.
Soludo said this on Friday, while receiving the new Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic. He congratulated them on their well-deserved appointment, before making known his attachment passion for quality education.
“I look at the institution with mixed feelings of hope and opportunities but also of despair. We know where the dream was, but whether we are heading to the position, I don’t know”, he stated.
“This is not peculiar to Federal Polytechnic, Oko. Most of our institutions are turning into glorified secondary schools. We need to start asking the pivotal question of what our various individual institutions are known for. What comes to mind when our institutions are mentioned?
“Sadly, many of our institutions have gone down. We need to go back to the fundamental ideas of our forefathers. I’m still looking at the glass as half full”.
The former Central Bank Governor (CBN) explained that the new composition of the Council is an opportunity for something unique to be done in the institution, rather than being a place where people are given paper certificates without something to do when they graduate.
“In our own Polytechnic here in Mgbakwu, I have a team reviewing their status. They will soon submit their report on whether the institution is fit for purpose. It is a general problem of our education, particularly tertiary education,” Soludo stated.
