The Vice Chancellor of the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Professor Jeremiah Ojediran, has described the state of emergency in education sector suggested by the National Economic Council as long overdue.
Ojediran spoke at a press briefing yesterday at the Senate Chambers of the institution in Ota, Ogun State, as part the activities marking the 10th convocation ceremony of the institution.
He alleged that many state governments had neglected education and failed to pay teachers; a development which he said led to deplorable state of the sector.
He said: “Education is an area where every government worldwide must invest. As you are investing in education, you are investing in the future.
“There are states in this country that have neglected the education system. Let’s start with public primary schools, if the structures are there, they are dilapidated. The teachers in there are suffering. So, how can they teach well?
“And if you move to the secondary schools, they are in the same situation. So, the need for state of emergency is obvious. State of emergency is absolutely necessary.”
Speaking on the convocation, the vice chancellor said 74 postgraduate and 417 undergraduate students would be graduating from four colleges of the institution on Saturday, November 3.
