The Vice Chancellor of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Prof. Ibrahim Gbajabiamila, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in the education sector.
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Speaking at a press conference to mark the 10th year anniversary of the institution, the VC stated that the education sector has been neglected for too long.
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Gbajabiamila said the only solution to the decay is the declaration of a state of emergency because the country cannot continue to tackle the sector with the same approach that created the problem.
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He stressed that Nigeria is in short supply of about 30,000 PhD holders with many of them abroad. This is adversely affecting the efficiency of tertiary institutions in the country.