Alhaji Waheed Kadiri, a two-term former Rector of , has criticised the paltry allocation to the education sector in the 2019 federal budget.
Kadiri told newsmen in Iseyin on Saturday that poor funding could cause loss of confidence in the sector and called for urgent support of stakeholders.
The institution had on Friday in Iseyin held its maiden matriculation ceremony, where it matriculated 21 students in the Faculties of Engineering, Environmental Studies, Sciences and Financial Management. “”The allocation to education in the budget is not up to 20 per cent. I fear for the future. People may lose respect for our education soon,” Kadiri said.
He said that SAF Polytechnic had gone through the teething period, but was ready to provide quality academic performance that would make their students the pride of Nigeria.
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