The National Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Anderson Ezeibe, has called for a review of the law establishing polytechnic education in Nigeria to meet the emerging realities of the nation's technological development. Ezeibe, who made the call on Thursday at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, while delivering a keynote address
of the union's three-day international conference noted that some policies of the Federal Government are demarketing polytechnic education in Nigeria. Speaking on the theme 'Redefining The Mandate Of Polytechnic Education For Economic Diversification And Sustainability', Ezeibe disclosed that the government has tactically killed technological education in Nigeria through unfavourable policies.
He regretted that the mandate of polytechnic education has failed over the years as the government has not integrated them into national planning, especially in the technological development drive. 'Negligence of polytechnics mandate has resulted in a high level of unemployment, poverty and poor entrepreneurship. 'Polytechnic education is not encouraged.
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