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Why Government must encourage polytechnic, Technology institutions —OSCOTECH Chairman.
The only way for Nigeria to developed is to encourage polytechnic and Technology institutions that are capable of training students on skill acquisition programs required for development of the nation.
To this end, students of polytechnic and Technology institutions should be well funded by both federal and state governments in other for students of such institutions to realize their dreams
The Chairman, Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, OSCOTECH Hon Diran Odeyemi stated this while fielding questions from members of the Osun State NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo the state capital.
He said there is no nation around the world that developed without given priority to polytechnic and Technological institutions adding that much attention must be given to polytechnic education in Nigeria.
Odeyemi was on the opinion that polytechnic education should be given a pride of place because that is the only institution where skills are acquire for self development just as he said many students goes to university to acquire theoretical knowledge without skills .
His words “imaging a student after graduating from a university, acquiring a degree but later started leaning handwork from illetrate persons just because he or she wanted to acquire skills that can make him or her self reliance .
” The world is changing and technology is already driving the world and every nation yearning for development must embrace technology”.
“Our government must look beyond degree acquired from university, but focused and encouraged polytechnic education capable of turning the nation around”.
According him the aims and objective of establishing polytechnic and schools of technology is for training and skills acquisition which helps to drive economy from consumption to production.
He stated that OSCOTECH has been training students for both OND and HND in the field of Technology, adding that 90 percent of courses run in the institution are Technological based, just as he said efforts are on to introduced Mass communication department.
Odeyemi who used the occasion to implored alumni association of the institution to come to the aid of some less privileged students who are willing to read but lacks financial capability to fund their education.
OSCOTECH chairman said they should reach out by assisting in the education and training of the less privileged students as it would be counter-productive to leave everything to the government and parents alone.
Odeyemi who was the pioneer Chairman of the state NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel said, there is need to show love to others, particularly the less-privileged in the society
The journalist turn politician said that a child taken away from poverty often goes a long way to change the future generations’ urging them to always reach out to the less privileged in the society.
The OSCOTECH Governing Council Chairman who appreciated some people who have been supporting the educations and progress of some students of the institution especially the Rector, Dr S. A. O Adegoke, and other management team for their unalloyed support to him since he assumed office.
