I will place premium on education- Barr. Caleb Mutfwang tells NANS - Gabitainment Daily Post
28th July, 2022
The gubernatorial standard bearer of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, BCM, has reiterated his conviction to prioritize education on the Plateau by consciously placing a premium on the sector, when he becomes Executive Governor next year.
Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, stated this on Thursday at the "Students Guber Parley 2022", an interactive session with gubernatorial candidates in Plateau State, organized by the office of the National Director of Travels and Exchange of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
Buttressing his thoughts on education in his presentation, the governorship candidate posited that education is faced with the twin challenges of funding and priority, which in his judgement hold the key to solving the crisis in the educational sector.
"The crisis we have in the educational sector is born out of inadequate funding and the issue of priority. Even if you have adequate funding but you do not prioritize education, you will not be able to allocate the right resources to fund the sector. I want to assure you that as young people you have a very green future. That is why in 2023, we have to get it right. I will place a premium on education to enable us solve the problems bedeviling education in Plateau State.
"When we prioritize education, we will deal with funding, personnel, tuition, and the quality of our curriculum. We have to ensure that our teachers are paid salaries promptly, and they have grants for research and career development. If it is possible, we will try to eliminate tuition in our schools, but if we cannot do that immediately, we must find an acceptable tuition that is affordable for the common man.
"I want to state as a pledge of honour, that no matter our level of poverty, we must restore the issue of scholarships to our students. Beyond these issues, we must bring in experts to look at our curriculum again, because the education of the 21st century is different from the education of the past. Most of our students have certificates but they are not employable. This is so, because there are skills you must possess to attract jobs in the market. We will change that starting from reshaping our curriculum to help me implement a deliberate policy to take you out of Jos and market you to greener pastures where there are jobs to get you gainfully employed so you can return home to build Plateau."
Barr. Caleb Mutfwang endeared himself to the students so much that they welcomed all his ideas with rapturous applauses and a standing ovation.
Comrade Sandra Sele Pam, the National Director of Travels and Exchange of NANS, organizer of the parley was full of praises for Barr. Caleb Mutfwang for attending in person and volunteering his sound thoughts on the theme, "unveiling the blueprints: a panacea to the fundamental failure of governance on education in Plateau State."
The event ended with the students all struggling to take photographs with the governorship hopeful, while others swam through the crowd to take selfies with him on their mobile devices.
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