Problems of education system are surmountable -Loral Principal

By Chidinma Ogu(WHILE IN VANGUARD NEWSPAPER)
The Principal, Loral International Schools, Lagos, Mr Ben Uzoukwu has said that the many challenges facing the education sector in the country are not insurmountable.

He noted that the education system in Nigeria is going through a lot of challenges, but expressed optimism that with political will and commitment of the stakeholders, the problems would be solved.

Mr Uzoukwu, who was speaking during the 2011/2012 matriculation ceremony of the school said: “Education system in Nigeria is going a lot of challenges. I will not call them problems, they are challenges because they are surmountable. All we need is political will power on the part of the government and the commitment of all stakeholders including the parents and teachers to tackle the challenges.”

He enumerated some of the challenges facing the sector as include poor funding of education, dearth of infrastructure, lack of man power development among others. “The education system is under-funded, teachers are not well taken care of.

Government is not doing enough in terms of capacity building. Teaching is very dynamic, therefore, teachers need to be trained and retrained so that they can be in tone with the modern trends ways of teaching.”

The principal disclosed that if not for the intervention of private sector through private schools, the situation would have been worst than what the country is experiencing today.